60,000 disabled persons, others to benefit from $200m agric project in Kaduna

About 60,000 farmers, including women, youths and People Living With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kaduna State are to benefit from the Federal Government’s agro-processing and support value chain project.

The project is in line with the agricultural promotion policy “The Green Alternative” that focuses on food security, local production, job creation and economic diversification.

Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Cross River, Kogi and Enugu are the six participating states with dairy, ginger, tomato, cassava, rice, cocoa, cashew, wheat, poultry, aquaculture, and maize value chains.Co-ordinator of the project, Dr. Yahaya Aminu, who spoke at a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop in Kaduna, disclosed that “the project targets 10,000 direct beneficiaries and 50,000 indirect beneficiaries.