Muhammad Tukur
The management of the Adamawa State Agribusiness Support Programme (ADAS-P) alongside other stakeholders has paid a courtesy call on Gangwari Ganye Alh. Umaru Adamu Sanda and seek his esteem support to enable the programme succeed.
Shading more lights on the purpose visit, the visionary leader of the delegation from ADAS-P Dr. Ahmed Garba who appreciates the Royal Father for his unflinching support, explained that the purpose of the visit is to seek his collaboration, support, prayers, permission and also intimate him on the programme.
Garba added that the programme will facilitate the emergence of Agribusiness in Adamawa State as designed by Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s led administration.
He described the traditional institutions as strong and reliable institution with guarantee and better structure that will help them in identifying
farmers and farmlands.
The Chairman of the implementation committee explained that a standard and digitalised database that captures farmers and their farm is on the way.
Responding, Gangwari Ganye Alh Umaru Adamu Sanda expressed his readiness to support ADAS-P in implement the program across his chiefdom to boost Agribusiness.
Gangwari who said that his chiefdom is blessed with fertile land for farming and other potentials, called on people to avoid shifting blames on leaders on the current hardships bedeviling the country, but rather pray and seek Allah’s intervention to overcome the problem.
Similarly, as part of efforts to ensure the success of program, the Adamawa State Agribusiness Support Programme designed by the state government, has organized a step down Sensitisation meeting with all critical stakeholders in agricultural activities in Ganye Chiefdom.
Those involves in the meeting held at the local government secretariate were District Scribes, Agents, Directors Agric, Sectional Heads of Livestock and Agric, from Ganye, Jada, Toungo and Mayo-belwa Local Government Areas respectively.
Others are Implementation committee, Heads of Component of ADAS Programme, Director Chieftaincy among others.
Speaking, the chairman implementation committee Dr. Ahmed Garba said they facilitate and link farmers with relevant organization to support them.
Garba says a highly standard Database and structure will be created for easy access to farmers across the globe.
Contributing, the Director Chieftaincy Affairs Mal. Ibrahim Yaro, challenged the participants to forward ADAS message down to farmers at the grassroots.
On his part, the Head of Component Four ADAS Programme Mr. Keneth Musa who anchored the event, urged participants to step down the message to farmers as promised.
Highlights of the event were presentations, questions and answer session and photographs among others.
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