Kebbi State government says it’s committed to a partnership with Integrated Rice and Fish Diversification Project (IRFDP) for improvement of rice and fish productions in the state.
The governor was speaking as he received the IRFDP team who paid him a courtesy call, in Birnin Kebbi.
The Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris also expressed the state government’s readiness for the partnership in order to boost agricultural production in the state.
The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Tafidan Yauri told the team that agriculture is among priorities of his administration, assuring them of the state government’s commitment to the success of the project.
He also implored them to expand the program to cover all the 21 local governments of the state.
Speaking earlier, the team Leader, Prof.Emmanuel Ajayi said the project started in 2020 with Kebbi and Ebonyi states with a view of diversifying agriculture, particularly rice and fish farming.
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Prof.Emanuel Ajayi informed that IRFDP as a project that gains its support from USAID in collaboration with University of Ibadan, Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto and partners was all about integrating fish with rice production.
He said drivers of the project chose Kebbi as the leading state in rice and fish production in the country, followed by Ebonyi state.
According him, the project is also aimed at improving food security in the country.
Prof.Ajayi mentioned that, under the project stakeholders in the state have already been trained on the diversification of rice and fish farming using technology.
He then sought the state government’s support and cooperation towards achieving the set objectives of the project.
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
