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Enugu farmers, SMEs, others benefit from World Bank project
Farmers, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and others have benefitted from the World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Enugu State.
The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, disclosed this during a two-day World Bank 9th Implementation Support Mission held in Enugu.
She explained that the APPEALS project had impacted greatly the agricultural sector in Enugu State.
In her words, “Many farmers in the state have also benefited through capacity training, technology demonstration, construction of aggregation and processing centres.”
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The deputy governor said the support by the APPEALS Project had impacted farmers in enhancing their productivity across the three priority value chains of rice, cashew and poultry.
She added that 15 aggregation/cottage processing centres were currently being constructed across various locations in the state.
“I wish to assure the World Bank Task Team Leader for APPEALS, Manievel Sene, that we are doing everything possible to ensure the construction of 13.3 kilometres of access roads.
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“We are working to fast-track the implementation of energy and more,” she said.
In his remark, the National Project Coordinator, APPEALS, Alhaji Mohammed Jobdi, said the plenary was aimed at interacting and reviewing what APPEALS Project had done.
He explained that the gathering would offer them an opportunity to interact with experts on what the state had achieved and address issues facing the project in the state from achieving its objective.
Earlier, the Acting State Coordinator of Enugu APPEALS, Mrs Ihuoma Eze, said the current project implementation status across the components would be reviewed and opened for advice from the team.
This, she said, would help to achieve the project development objectives to improve agricultural productivity, including Small and Medium Scale farmers to enhance value.
“The implementation will also enhance agricultural value chains of poultry, rice and cashew,” she said.
The coordinator explained that the project activities of APPEALS were in line with the agenda of the Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.
