FG, World bank train journalists on communities development communication

As part of the effort to intensify on keeping citizens more informed about agricultural rural development in the country, the Federal Government (FG), and the World Bank  project on Agro-Processing, Productivity and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) will this week train some select journalists on effective communication on rural development and its economic impacts on the grassroots communities in terms of empowerment.

The training titled ‘’ Workshop on Development Communication: Case Study of Reporting the APPEALS Project’’  organized by the office of the National Coordinator Dr. Mohammed Sani Jobdi, which is expected to start tomorrow Monday, July 26^th, and ends Tuesday 27^th, 2021 at Karu Mararaba, Nasarawa state of Nigeria.

APPEALS,  a six-year project developed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in collaboration with the World Bank and other stakeholders including farmers and six states government is aimed to support the migration of peasant farmers with 1-5 hectares of land to commercial production of 5-10 hectares in order to target a bigger market for more economic earnings and jobs creation.