Two million farmers targeted
The wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday, flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative for the South East, aiming to support 20 smallholder women farmers with N500,000 each.
The first lady, while flagging off the initiative in conjunction with the National Agricultural Land Development Agency (NALDA), in Owerri, Imo State, stressed that the aim was to support women and youth farmers to produce food and earn income.
She explained that the initiative will support 20 women-farmers per state with the sum of N500, 000 each, making it a total of N10 million per state.
Tinubu stated that the Renewed Hope Initiative’s commitment to support women farmers aligns with a broader national agenda to strengthen the agricultural sector, saying that the administration recognises the pivotal role that agriculture plays in achieving sustainable development and ensuring food sufficiency.
The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Prince Paul Ikonne, disclosed that the authority was supporting two million women farmers across the country through the initiative.
He said that about 200 beneficiaries of the programme in the South East would be provided with a kit that consists of maize seeds, liquid fertilisers and herbicides enough to cater for one hectare of maize farm.
Wife of the Imo State Governor, Chioma Uzodimma, commended the first lady for her support and commitment towards the success of the initiative, noting that it signifies a profound commitment to the empowerment and upliftment of women across the nation.
