NDDC to promote commercial agriculture for food security

Port Harcourt -- The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it is committed to transforming agriculture from its current subsistent level to modern commercial business that will guarantee food security for residents of the Niger Delta region.

The has also pledged to partner with agro-based organisations to promote modern agricultural practices in the country.

NDDC’s Executive Director, Projects, Mr. Charles Ogunmola, disclosed this during a presentation meeting by the KASHA International Agricultural Development Organisation, at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt.

Ogunmola stated that agriculture remained a key sector with enormous potential to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths in the region.

"The Goat Multiplication Project could be a very effective way of introducing creativity in the agricultural sector.

"As a dynamic Management, we are looking for ways to drive productive outcomes in our region through agriculture. We do not want to engage in bogus programs and Projects, but projects that are sustainable and achievable through agriculture,” he said

Earlier, the Country Representative and Director African Project for KASHA International Agricultural Development Organisation, Ms. Hilda Josef, said the organisation was willing to work with the NDDC in introducing modern reproductive methods in the breeding of animals, especially goats, in the Niger Delta region.

Josef said that agriculture was pivotal to the development and sustenance of every society, stressing that the use of scientific methods in the area of reproduction enhances the efficiency and productivity of the food production process.