By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)
The Federal government IFAD assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), Additional Financing, in collaboration with Taraba state government, have pledged to continue in their support for improvement in the well-being of farmers in the state.
Mr. Irrimia Musa, the state programme coordinator (SPC), stated this during the inspection and monitoring of field implementation of VCDP project by state Value Chain steering committee and stakeholders in Jalingo and Gassol local government areas of the state.
Musa noted that VCDP projects were implemented to burst both the production and market value of farm produce for improved interest of farmers in the state.
"This projects are established to improve both the production and market value of farm produce for our farmers. They are implemented to reduce the activities of middlemen who seems to benefit more than the real farmers and improve the lives of the local producers", the SPC explained.
Earlier, Hon. David Ishaya Kasaa, Taraba state Commissioner for Agricultural and natural resources, and Hon. Habila Timothy Anderifu, Chiarma Taraba State House of Assembly Committee on agriculture, both commended IFAD for the projects targeted at improving the living conditions of farmers in Taraba.
The state government officials assured that Taraba state government would continue in her support for the success of IFAD towards improving the standard of living of farmers in the state.
"We wish to pledge the Taraba state government's continued support for IFAD programmes as they are targeted towards improving the lives of our farmers. This projects, we believe, would help our farmers and reduce the activities of middlemen coming from Taraba to lift the products to the disadvantage of our farmers".
Also, Mrs. Hawau Unisa, the chairperson, maintenance committee of the Cassava Processing Centre in Kopi, Gossol local government, commended IFAD for their gesture, which, she said, has impacted positively in several ways to the lives of the farmers.
NIGERIAN NEWSLEADER Newspaper Correspondent reports that, the team visited the Cassava Processing Centre in Kopi, Gossol local, market infrastructure, road project and a warehouse in Jalingo. NNL.
