Speaking during the closing ceremony of the training and empowerment programme, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said the NDDC Board and Management realised the importance of agriculture as a diverse and relevant sector to address unemployment and poverty.
This was contained in a statement issued by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama.
Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Director, Agric and Fisheries, Dr Winifred Madume, expressed delight that the programme was particularly inclusive of women, who constituted the majority in farming activities in most parts of the Niger Delta region.
Ogbuku stressed, “It is important that the graduating trainees use the opportunity of the knowledge and skills acquired during the training to contribute to the development of the livestock sector in the region.”
The NDDC boss said the Commission was in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, to provide apprenticeship programmes for residents of the Niger Delta region.
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