In a bid to enhance income, food security, and job creation for rural youths and women through Agri-enterprise development on a sustainable basis in Niger Delta States,
Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise-Niger Delta LIFE-ND undertook a working session with a new 2024 set of beneficiaries in the fifth batch of the programme.
The programme aimed to empower youths in Bayelsa on the food value chain which is fish production, poultry, cassava and plantain, is in collaboration with the International Fund for Agriculture IFAD. and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
The programme took place in Yenagoa.
Given an overview of the programme during the orientation the Dr. Abiodun Sanni, National Project Coordinator LIFE -ND’s informed that the federal government initiated the program in 2017, which began in 2019, to create 25,500 Agro Entrepreneurs across the agricultural value chain at the end of six years.
Dr. Sanni, who was represented by Mr. Jerus Uvieghara LIFE -ND’s knowledge management and communication coordinator, noted that the program is present in ten rural communities in each local government, with a focus on rural youths and women, particularly those with disabilities.
Contributing, Reverend Isaiah Pondei, the procurement officer of Life-ND, stated that the beneficiaries must have land as a requirement for the program.
He emphasized that this condition is aimed at empowering them at the end of the programme
Reverend Pondei encouraged the beneficiaries to make the most of the program.
Applauding IFAD and LIFE-ND Mr. Ezekiel Joshua and Mrs Tonye Sampou, some of the beneficiaries expressed joy for the opportunity and encouragement to strive for success.
Meanwhile, the fifth batch of the LIFE-ND programme comprises two thousand and fifty Bayelsans which cut across the eight local government areas of the state.
