Abia State News Special Report
IKPEAZU VISITS ABIA AGRICULTURAL SKILL TRAINEES AT GURA, NASARAWA STATE
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Afnews Editor
Sep 26, 2019
200 Farmers drawn from the three Senatorial Zones of the
State were sponsored by the Abia State Government for a two week intensive and
Integrated Training on Agricultural Best Practices and Agribusiness.
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The training is taking place at one of the largest
Integrated Farms in Nigeria, CSS FARMS AND RESORT located at Gura Town in
Nasarawa State and is fully residential with the State Government providing
full sponsorship covering accommodation, feeding, training materials and some
stipend to all the Trainees.
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Apart from practical training in different kinds of modern
agricultural practices, the training also covered lectures in the effective
management of Agribusiness where the trainees were taught the economics of
Agriculture under the auspices of the Bank of Agriculture, an agency of the
Federal Government. They were also taught the different loan packages available
to farmers on the platform of the Bank.
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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu paid a morale boosting visit to the
Trainees today where he assured them of the commitment of his administration to
continue to support the development of agriculture in the state.
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He commended the trainees for their commitment and
resourcefulness, and tasked them to put the skills and knowledge they have
acquired from the training to good use as soon as they return home.
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The Governor assured that the wonderful performance of the
first batch of 200 trainees will encourage the State Government to sustain the
program and send more batches for the training.
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The trainees expressed their deep appreciation to the
Governor for affording them this golden opportunity to expand their knowledge
of modern agricultural practices which has strenghted and prepared them for self reliance.
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Also part of the visit was Professor Gabriel Okenwa,
Executive Director of the Bank of Industry and the CEO of CSS GLOBAL FARMS, Dr.
John Kennedy Opara.
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Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
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