Aminu said the project is meant to enhance agricultural productivity of small and medium-scale farmers and improve value addition along priority value chains of dairy, ginger, and maize for the state.
The APPEALS project is developed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , in collaboration with the World Bank, with over $200m to cover animal husbandry, dairy and key crops production in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Cross River, Kogi and Enugu States, with comparative advantage in ginger, maize, tomato, cassava, rice, cocoa, cashew, poultry, aquaculture and wheat production, as well as value chains.
He said: “At least 35 per cent of direct beneficiaries will be women and at least five-10 per cent will be People with Disabilities . The project has a component to benefit women and youth that will allow them to develop agribusinesses that are expected to create jobs and improve their livelihoods.”
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