The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has been commended for its efforts in ensuring the attainment of food security in Nigeria.
The commendation from the Africa Development Bank (ADP) and farmers who are mostly beneficiaries of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-One, codenamed ATASP-1.
ADP and the benefiting farmers from Enugu and Anambra states, as well as officials of the Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Food Security, Finance and Water Resources toured some project sites executed by the programme in Anambra and Enugu.
The rural farmers who were on the delegation praised ATASP-1, saying that with its drive, the realization of Tinubu’s agenda on food for all will be achievable in no distant time.
In a remark, the Zonal Coordinator of ATASP-1 Adani-Omor Zone, Dr. Romanus Egba, said the aim of the project was to give the farmers a sure means of survival by empowering them with capacity building and inputs, as well as creating enabling environment for increased food production with economic and social/ancillary infrastructures also provided to enhance their living standard.
The National Program Coordinator, Dr. Ibrahim Arabi, also added that ATASP-1 has proven to be a game-changer in the quest by Federal Government to address food Insecurity in the country.
