FG/IFAD-VCDP Creates 11,890 Agribusiness Jobs, Reduces Rural–urban Migration
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This page is a repost of a news article detailing the success of the Federal Government/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in creating agribusiness jobs in Nigeria. The single post summarizes official statistics on job creation, yield improvements for rice and cassava, and lists specific beneficiary states, while briefly mentioning challenges like insecurity and high input costs.
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“Our main objective at VCDP is to move smallholder farmers from subsistence to micro enterprises.”
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“Rice farmers benefiting from the project now produce five to six tonnes per hectare, while cassava farmers record about 30 tonnes per hectare.”
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“She added that the programme also prioritised continuous training of farmers on good agricultural practices, the introduction of dry season rice farming and value chain financing, among other interventions.”
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