100, 000 farmers to benefit from CBN scheme in Ebonyi
Over 100,000 farmers in Ebonyi state are expected to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchored Borrowers programme of the production of one million metric tons of rice annually.
The state Governor, Chief David Umahi who stated this in Abakaliki local government area during the flag off of the programme said that it has put in place incentives to make the farmers meet the expectation.
Represented by the Secretary to the State government, Prof Bernard Odo, the governor lamented that the state’s current rice production lacked capacity to feed the people of state, let alone the country.
He also said that the state government had begun a partnership venture with the CBN which would not only boost rice production but also motivate farmers to engage in large scale commercial production of rice among other food crops in the state.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barr. Uchenna Orji, expressed joy over the partnership between the state and the CBN urged farmers across the 13 LGAs to key into the scheme as it will benefit them and the state at large.
Orji noted that the State Executive Council members who are part of the Project Monitoring Team, PMT of the government were working round the clock to ensure the full implementation and success of the agricultural policies of the present administration.
Meanwhile the CBN consultant, Mr. Michael Enahoro, stated that the scheme, if fully implemented would cause agricultural revolution across the state as Ebonyi was playing a key role in the food security of the nation.
