presentation of OFSP to IDPs in New Kuchingoro Abuja |
The International Center for Potatoes (CIP), Nigeria has joined in the humanitarian support rendered by Foreign and National donors and organizations to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja with highly nutritional potatoes that is richer in vitamin A and beta-carotene.
presentation of OFSP to IDPs in New Kuchingoro school Abuja |
CIP is currently
promoting and marketing a special variety of
vine produce called Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (OFSP), a health
booster, with reach vitamin A and beta-carotene, an healthy edible for good
health and more wealth creation for stakeholders of farmers and other
processors of its derivatives in Nigeria collaborating with Agricultural
Rural and Management Training Institute of Nigeria (ARMTI), Federal
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Raw Materials Research
Development Council of Nigeria (RMRDC), and National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) who led the partners to the IDP
locations in New Kuckingoro, Area 1 and Karishi Abuja.
presentation of OFSP to IDPs in Karishi Abuja |
The Country Rep/Technical Advisor, International Potato
Centre, Dr. Peju Phorbee explained that the aim of the
visit is to reach out to the victims of DIP by the Boko Haran from the North
East of Nigeria presently living in Abuja saying more organizations should
endeavor to take the opportunity in nutritional potency of OFSP to support
these helpless Nigerians as the crop can boost immune system of people and also
improved the state of their health against any diseases just as it good for
sight improvement and pregnant women.
presentation of OFSP to IDPs in New Kuchingoro school Abuja |
Dr. Phorbee added that “we are here to support with three
tons of OFSP to the IDP camps as we will always repeat the intervention
together with our partners team to train the women on how they can tap from the
goldmine in OFSP production, processing and marketing to help themselves as
doing this will assist in transforming them from the present economic condition
to tapping the wealth opportunities in the crop as regards wealth and health
creation”.
presentation of OFSP to IDPs in Area 1 Abuja |
Mr. Mayowa the Public
Relation Officer Agricultural Rural & Management Training Institute of
Nigeria (ARMTI) also disclosed to Food
Farm News that his Institute was glad to be among the collaborators of the
humanitarian support to the IDP pointed that the exercise has opened up a
relationship between ARMTI and NEMA who are already in discussion of getting
more supplies for IDPs across the country.
presentation of OFSP to IDPs in Karishi Abuja |
The representative of the FMARD, and the Desk Officer Potato
Value Chain Mrs. Justina Udoson urged the Federal Government to increase
her support for the OFSP Project through proper funding so that it could be used as a mean for sustainable health and
wealth creation, and a platform to reach the DIPs in Nigeria , she stressed that the
Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato is a project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development and should be taken seriously due to its untapped
potentials.
presentation of OFSP to IDPs in Karishi Abuja |
Food Farm News
also spoke with the heads of the IDP’s in various camps as Mr. Philemon
Emmanuel, the chairman of the New Kuchigoro expressed appreciation on behalf of
the displaced persons in his camp just as Mrs. Victoria Usman, spokesperson for
the Askira Uba Local government, Borno state, the female leader Orozo, Karishi district and
Mr. Sunday Wamba the general IDP leader karishi all joined in the appreciation
spirit to CIP and the rest partners.
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