Chief Audu Ogbeh |
The FCT Agriculture
and Rural Development Secretariat has said it is working hard to boost
food production and reduce prices of foodstuffs in the territory.
The Acting
Secretary of the secretariat, Dr. Musa Aliyu, who stated this in Abuja
while fielding questions from journalists at the weekend, revealed that
the FCT Administration had earmarked 274,000 hectares of land for
agricultural development.
He called on all
interested farmers in the territory to take advantage of the expanse of
land provided by government to cue into the Central Bank's Anchor
Borrowers' Scheme to better their lives.
He added that the
secretariat's partnership with the Leventis Foundation to develop the
capacities of youth in agriculture would also be given priority
attention.
The acting
secretary also said the secretariat would embark on the rehabilitation
of facilities at the Integrated Agricultural Development and Training
Centre in Yaba, Abaji.
He assured that the
women in agriculture programme would equally receive a boost this year,
adding that it would build economic capacity of the female folk and
liberate many of them from the yoke of poverty.
"The agriculture
secretariat has put in place an implementation committee to mobilize
farmers to participate in the Anchor Borrowers Scheme, which is targeted
at small-holder farmers who are into rice and soya beans production.
"The FCT enjoys comparative advantage in the production of the two crops," he said.
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