The minister of water resources and sanitation in Nigeria, Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has proposed a number of measures aimed at transforming the water and sanitation industry with the goal of addressing food insecurity.
During a two-day tour of the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LBRBDA) in Makurdi from Tuesday to Thursday, the minister made this announcement.
The three new programs are the River Basin Strategy for Poverty Alleviation (RB-SPA), the Partnership for Expanded Irrigation Programme (PEIRPRO), and the Water for Expanded Irrigated Agriculture Programme (WEIRPRO).
The aforementioned activities are designed to enhance the irrigated agriculture sector, strengthen food security, increase food production, combat hunger, create jobs, and promote economic growth.
Utsev emphasized the ministry’s calculated commitment to creative management of water resources.
In order to increase agricultural output, this commitment entails supporting relationships with state governments, communities, and integrated water resources.
According to him, the main goal is to switch from conventional agricultural practices to a scientific strategy that guarantees year-round farming, more frequent cropping cycles, and higher crop yields.
In order to reduce farmers’ workloads, the Minister emphasized the need for improved farming techniques and emphasized the value of community involvement in land use optimization.
The minister gave the twelve River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) the assignment to create thorough frameworks and plans of action for carrying out the new projects.
In order to increase agricultural output, this commitment entails supporting relationships with state governments, communities, and integrated water resources.
According to him, the main goal is to switch from conventional agricultural practices to a scientific strategy that guarantees year-round farming, more frequent cropping cycles, and higher crop yields.
In order to reduce farmers’ workloads, the Minister emphasized the need for improved farming techniques and emphasized the value of community involvement in land use optimization.
The minister gave the twelve River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) the assignment to create thorough frameworks and plans of action for carrying out the new projects.
The Minister inspected the Songhai fields and rice mill, as well as commissioning the soil and GIS laboratories.
He saw the enrollment of new participants into the Graduate Youth Empowerment Program (GYEP) and gave certificates and starter packets to the fifth batch of GYEP graduates during a ceremony held at the LBRBDA headquarters in Markurdi.
The Minister gave water pumps to farmers in Lower Benue’s Markurdi fields and the Mbaku community, further highlighting the government’s commitment.
