Federal Government has begun the implementation of the agricultural programmes in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates assisted food sufficiency programme.
Farmers in Benue, Kogi and Kaduna states will be trained to develop value chains, food processing and marketing.
This was disclosed in a meeting with the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and a delegation from the Gates Foundation in Makurdi.
The Head of the delegation, Audu Yerima, hinted that the value chain development, processing and marketing of food items were priority areas in the partnership agreement with the Federal Government.
Governor Ortom, on his part, said his administration was willing to open up the State Agricultural Policy for input and greater efficiency for the growth of the sector.
He urged the Foundation to deploy its expertise knowledge and marketing network, in order to make millionaires out of Benue farmers.
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