He said participants were drawn from across the six states of the Niger Delta.
Sanni, represented by his Technical Assistant, Mr Bunmi Ogunleye, said, “The project has participating states from Niger Delta, which would access the $60 million loan funded by IFAD. The project, which has two phases of six years, has a 12-year life span with phase one of six years, which started in 2019.
“The six states that started in 2019 were Abia, Bayelsa, Ondo, Cross River, Edo, and Delta states. Imo, Akwa Ibom and Rivers were activated in 2024. So, the project is happening in nine states of the Niger Delta.
“The essence of the project is to empower youths and women in agriculture entrepreneurship for self-reliance and sustainability.
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