The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, have launched the Ginger Value Chain Recovery and Sustainability Program (GVCRSP), a major intervention aimed at restoring Nigeria’s ginger industry following the devastating ginger blight epidemic that crippled production across key growing areas.
The Ginger Value Chain Recovery and Sustainability Program, which was unveiled at the headquarters of NRCRI in Umudike, Abia State, is an integral part of the NADF Ginger roadmap, developed after the Ginger blight epidemic.
Speaking at the program launch, Ernest Ihedigbo, General Manager, Technical Services, NADF, who represented Mohammed Ibrahim, Executive Secretary of NADF, described the initiative as a landmark demonstration of the Federal Government’s commitment to repositioning agriculture as a driver of economic diversification, food security, industrial development and export competitiveness.
According to him, the unveiling of the program and the formalisation of the partnership with NRCRI reaffirmed the mandate
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