• About
  • Privacy & Policy
" data-ad-slot="">
  • Home
    • Home – Layout 1
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Tech
    Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

    Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

    Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

    Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

    Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

    Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

    Tragic: Bus Collides with Train, Leaves Several Dead and Injured

    Tragic: Bus Collides with Train, Leaves Several Dead and Injured

    ‘OBA is the best option’-Akwa Ibom Christian Assembly endorses YPP governorship candidate

    ‘OBA is the best option’-Akwa Ibom Christian Assembly endorses YPP governorship candidate

    Africans Should Stop Spiritualizing Human Errors, Misfortunes – Apostle Okoriko

    Africans Should Stop Spiritualizing Human Errors, Misfortunes – Apostle Okoriko

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Tech
    How to Host a Website & Best Free Website Hosting in 2023

    How to Host a Website & Best Free Website Hosting in 2023

    Cryptocurrency: Best Coin to Buy and How to Invest

    Cryptocurrency: Best Coins to Buy and How to Invest

    Ex-Twitter Boss, Jack Dorsey Launches New Social Media App

    Ex-Twitter Boss, Jack Dorsey Launches New Social Media App

    Microsoft certifications

    How to get Microsoft Certification Free as Student

    Everything you need to know about a scrum master

    Everything You Need to Know about a Scrum Master

    Part 2 – How to make ecommerce website using html css and bootstrap step by step

    Part 2 – How to make ecommerce website using html css and bootstrap step by step

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Music
    Greatest rappers of all time

    Hip-Hop Legends: Ranking the Top 5 Greatest Rappers of All Time

    Minnie Riperton: The Life and Times of a Musical Icon

    Minnie Riperton: The Life and Times of a Musical Icon

    Trevor Noah Returns as Grammy Awards Host

    Trevor Noah Returns as Grammy Awards Host

    Wizkid Bows to Pressure, Apologizes to Ghanaian fans

    Wizkid Bows to Pressure, Apologizes to Ghanaian fans

    Leverage on Existing Structures to Realize A Dynamic Ecosystem – Genevieve Nnaji to Creative Stakeholders

    Leverage on Existing Structures to Realize A Dynamic Ecosystem – Genevieve Nnaji to Creative Stakeholders

    Welu Welu Cronner, Sammie Okposo Dies at 51

    Welu Welu Cronner, Sammie Okposo Dies at 51

  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Travel
    Int’l Women’s Day: From Suffragettes to Being Top Nigeria’s Female Presidential Candidates

    Int’l Women’s Day: From Suffragettes to Being Top Nigeria’s Female Presidential Candidates

    Top 5 World’s Richest Women, Source of Wealth & Their Giving

    Top 5 World’s Richest Women, Source of Wealth & Their Giving

    Top 5 Countries with Best & Popular Cuisines in the World

    Top 5 Countries with Best & Popular Cuisines in the World

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Review
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • Home – Layout 1
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Tech
    Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

    Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

    Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

    Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

    Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

    Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

    Tragic: Bus Collides with Train, Leaves Several Dead and Injured

    Tragic: Bus Collides with Train, Leaves Several Dead and Injured

    ‘OBA is the best option’-Akwa Ibom Christian Assembly endorses YPP governorship candidate

    ‘OBA is the best option’-Akwa Ibom Christian Assembly endorses YPP governorship candidate

    Africans Should Stop Spiritualizing Human Errors, Misfortunes – Apostle Okoriko

    Africans Should Stop Spiritualizing Human Errors, Misfortunes – Apostle Okoriko

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Tech
    How to Host a Website & Best Free Website Hosting in 2023

    How to Host a Website & Best Free Website Hosting in 2023

    Cryptocurrency: Best Coin to Buy and How to Invest

    Cryptocurrency: Best Coins to Buy and How to Invest

    Ex-Twitter Boss, Jack Dorsey Launches New Social Media App

    Ex-Twitter Boss, Jack Dorsey Launches New Social Media App

    Microsoft certifications

    How to get Microsoft Certification Free as Student

    Everything you need to know about a scrum master

    Everything You Need to Know about a Scrum Master

    Part 2 – How to make ecommerce website using html css and bootstrap step by step

    Part 2 – How to make ecommerce website using html css and bootstrap step by step

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Music
    Greatest rappers of all time

    Hip-Hop Legends: Ranking the Top 5 Greatest Rappers of All Time

    Minnie Riperton: The Life and Times of a Musical Icon

    Minnie Riperton: The Life and Times of a Musical Icon

    Trevor Noah Returns as Grammy Awards Host

    Trevor Noah Returns as Grammy Awards Host

    Wizkid Bows to Pressure, Apologizes to Ghanaian fans

    Wizkid Bows to Pressure, Apologizes to Ghanaian fans

    Leverage on Existing Structures to Realize A Dynamic Ecosystem – Genevieve Nnaji to Creative Stakeholders

    Leverage on Existing Structures to Realize A Dynamic Ecosystem – Genevieve Nnaji to Creative Stakeholders

    Welu Welu Cronner, Sammie Okposo Dies at 51

    Welu Welu Cronner, Sammie Okposo Dies at 51

  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Travel
    Int’l Women’s Day: From Suffragettes to Being Top Nigeria’s Female Presidential Candidates

    Int’l Women’s Day: From Suffragettes to Being Top Nigeria’s Female Presidential Candidates

    Top 5 World’s Richest Women, Source of Wealth & Their Giving

    Top 5 World’s Richest Women, Source of Wealth & Their Giving

    Top 5 Countries with Best & Popular Cuisines in the World

    Top 5 Countries with Best & Popular Cuisines in the World

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Review
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home News

AEDP Raises the Bar in Agricultural Drive & Food Sufficiency

admin by admin
November 3, 2020
in News
0
AEDP Raises the Bar in Agricultural Drive & Food Sufficiency
0
SHARES
90
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
">

..Partners A’Ibom State Gov’t to Train Farmers on Smart Farming

Ndifreke Enefiok, Uyo.

Agribusiness Enterprise Development Program, AEDP have raised the bar in agriculture and food sufficiency drive by partnering with the Akwa Ibom State government to train budding entrepreneurs/farmers on smart farming.

AEDP in partnership with the state government through the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday, 2nd November kicked off a one-week training tagged ”SMART FARMING, PRECISION, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE”; for farmers drawn from the 31 local government areas of the state.

The opening ceremony/flag-off which was held at the AEDP office, 1 Enen Afaha Street, Uyo had the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Mrs Glory Edet and a cross-section of Directors from the Ministry in attendance.

In his address, the Program Director, Mr Ekanikpong Ben extended a heart of appreciation to the state government for approving the training program which according to him, will serve as a platform for participants to enhance their knowledge and technical capacity to meet production and market demands.

Offering more insights on the training, AEDP Director revealed that the training will cover areas such as improved crop, livestock and fish production management, agribusiness development and technology application in agriculture; maintaining that participants will be taken through a whole knowledge drill on agribusiness opportunities, insights on agribusiness financing, agribusiness planning, certification, developed managerial capabilities, credit and market linkages, technical backstopping among others.

Also, Mr Ben reiterated that the ”mission of the program is to create jobs, increase competitiveness, and promote sustainable and inclusive growth through acceleration of agribusiness training programmes with technology integration for the transformation of agricultural sector in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria.”

">

Flagging off the training, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Edet hinted that the training which is in tandem with the Agricultural Programs/Projects of the state Governor Mr Udom Emmanuel, is to improve the knowledge, skill and capacity of farmers to enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability.

Photo: Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Glory Edet delivering a speech at the flag-off
Photo: Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Glory Edet delivering a speech at the flag-off 

Dr. Edet further stressed that the vision of Mr Emmanuel is to eliminate hunger in the state through an agricultural sector that drives income growth. Adding that, it also ”seeks to accelerate the achievement of food and nutritional security, generate employment and transform the state into a leading player in food markets to grow wealth for our farmers.”

Continuing, the Agriculture boss disclosed that the AEDP training is borne out of the passion to give adequate training to farmers to help increase productivity as well as the establishment of Staple Crop Processing Zones (SCPZs), in the state.

While calling on the participants to make ample opportunity out of the training, she maintained that the administration of Mr Emmanuel is poised on creating avenues to support/strengthen smallholder farmers on areas such as; marketing and other agricultural best practices that will guarantee minimum price for food crops.

Meanwhile, the flag-off was crowned with a tour round the AEDP facility by the Commissioner and her entourage.

SEE PHOTOS:

 

Related

Tags: AgribusinessAgricultureFood sufficiencySmart farming
">
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Nigerian Billionaire, Femi Otedola Spoil Daughters with Luxury Cars

Next Post

BREAKING: Akwa Ibom PDP State Chairman is Dead

admin

admin

Next Post
BREAKING: Akwa Ibom PDP State Chairman is Dead

BREAKING: Akwa Ibom PDP State Chairman is Dead

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected test

  • 121 Followers
  • 61.9k Followers
  • 187k Subscribers
  • 23.8k Followers
  • 99 Subscribers
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
How to Crack Your Modem to a Universal Modem

How to Crack Your Modem to a Universal Modem

June 1, 2022

Top 4 Ghanaian Ladies that slays than Nigerian Slay Queen

March 11, 2020
INVESTIGATION – Iniubong Umoren: New Evidence Shows Police Mishandled Case; Another Victim Speaks Out

INVESTIGATION: Iniubong Umoren: Finally, Police Name Emem Emmanuel as Accomplice; Move Him, Others to Correction Centre

June 19, 2021
How to Produce & Package Perfume in 10 Minutes

How to Produce & Package Perfume in 10 Minutes

September 13, 2022
Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

0

Breaking News: Donald Trump React After His Impeachment

0
3 Easy Steps on How to Retrieve Money Lost Online

3 Easy Steps on How to Retrieve Money Lost Online

0
Sample of an E-commerce Site

Build E-commerce Website Using Html CSS & Bootstrap in 5 Mins

0
Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

March 18, 2023
8 Popular Soups in Nigeria, History & How to Prepare Them

8 Popular Soups in Nigeria, History & How to Prepare Them

March 15, 2023
Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

March 13, 2023
Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

March 13, 2023

Recent News

Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

Top 5 Multinational Companies that Left Nigeria and the Reasons

March 18, 2023
8 Popular Soups in Nigeria, History & How to Prepare Them

8 Popular Soups in Nigeria, History & How to Prepare Them

March 15, 2023
Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

Old N200, 500, 1000 Notes Remain Legal Tender, CBN Breaks Silence

March 13, 2023
Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

Nigerian Motorcycle Rider Who Killed Father to Die by Hanging

March 13, 2023
">
  • About
  • Privacy & Policy
You have News for us contact our News Room ndifrerkejacob27@gmail.com

© 2022 factsreporter - All factsreporter.

No Result
View All Result

© 2022 factsreporter - All factsreporter.