A programme, Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity targeted at providing livelihood to 90,000 households in Adamawa Gombe, Yobe and Borno states have been launched.
The programme called Rural Resilience Activity (RRA) is a five-year programme to be implemented in partnership with Mercy Corps, Save the Children and International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) with support from USAID.
Speaking at commencement event in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, Yola, Deputy Chief of Party of the Rural Resilience Activity (RRA), Malam Farouk Kurawa, explained: “If you are a processor and you are looking for how you can better source your raw materials, we provide the necessary linkage with producers and if you are a producer, we find the linkage to whom you can successfully sell your produce or products.”
Farouk said: “For those who are doing small scale businesses, we also see how we can support them on a sustainable basis,” adding the Rural Resilience Activity will focus intervention in rice, cowpea, maize and groundnut value chains.
He said the programme comes with investment innovation grant meant to support business ideas to fruition but to which beneficiaries would be expected to provide matching fund.
The programme seeks to involve rural economic players, especially small-holder farmers, processors and women and youth entrepreneurs, who will be supported with enhancement skill development and funds to raise their standards, according to the operators.
