The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has commenced training of 50 Agric Extension Workers on extension tools, methodologies and selected agricultural value chain in Enugu.
Declaring the three-day training open in Enugu on Wednesday, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said the training was one of the ministry’s plans to address the drift in the agricultural extension system.
Abubakar, represented by a regional Director in the ministry, Mr Peter Nworga, said that the training also aimed at pursuing the revitalization agenda of the Nigerian economy.
He disclosed that agricultural extension delivery remained the driver of all agricultural policies and research, adding that without extension services all efforts in the agricultural ecosystem may not realize its intended goals.
He said the exercise was the third batch training aimed at empowering extension workers with knowledge to enhance service delivery to farmers, both in terms of production practices and equipment for technical support.
“It is a great pleasure for me to address you today at this auspicious occasion of the opening ceremony of the training of Agricultural Extension Agents across the 36 states and the FCT holding in the 37 states agricultural development projects in Nigeria.