AGRICULTURE; EBONYI GOVT TO PARTNER 50,000 FARMERS, 8,000 CIVIL SERVANTS THIS YEAR.
The Ebonyi State Government is to partner over 50,000 farmers this year to boost agriculture and improve its Internally Generated Revenue. Governor David Umahi, who made this known when he received in audience, a team from an international group, Zero Hunger Forum, in Abakaliki on Friday, added that 8,000 civil servants would benefit from FADAMA 3 programme. The governor expressed gratitude to the leader of the Zero Hunger Forum and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for being part of the global efforts to end hunger in 2030, assured that his administration would give full support to the team. Giving a run down of some efforts made by his administration to eradicate hunger in the state, Umahi,said,"IFAD injected over N4 billion into the society by reason of empowering over 6,000 farmers,which of course we supported the farmers by way of standing in for them in their 50 % equity contribution. "Through direct funding, over 15,000 farmers were funded dir