World Bank gives Anambra N5m grant
Three co-operative
societies in the Ogbaru council of Anambra State have benefited from
the over N5 million ongoing Federal Government/World Bank sponsored
Fadama III project grants.
Charles Epundu,
director of agricultural services in the local government area, made
the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Thursday, in Atani, near Onitsha in Anambra State.
“Osamala Community
Fadama User Group (FUG) took their grant for yam production; Odekpe
Community FUG took theirs for rice production; and Atani Community FUG
took theirs for provision of storage facilitie,” Mr. Epundu said.
He disclosed that
the co-operatives under the Fadama 111 project had also been provided
with over 20 hectares of arable land for the purpose.
“More communities’ co-operatives are joining the Fadama III project,
and the facilitators are not relenting in their efforts in the council
to spread the message of Fadama to every remote community, as well as
supervision of the various benefiting co-operative societies. “Fadama
III project is moving on fine in this council area. The council took
the first position in the state’s World Food Day, due to its success in
FADAMA projects for some years now,” he said.
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