The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has lauded the implementation of its South East Agro-Development Programme with the flag-off of a 200-hectare integrated model farm at Nomeh Unateze, Nkanu East, Enugu state.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the SEDC, Mark Okoye, while speaking on Tuesday said this was designed as a regional development intervention rather than simply a farming project.
Mr Okoye stressed that the initiative will integrate dairy, poultry, fisheries, fodder production, mechanisation, processing and practical agricultural training, while connecting surrounding small holder farmers to inputs, technical support and markets through an out-grower programme.
According to him, the project reflects SEDC’s broader mandate to strengthen productive capacity and create sustainable economic opportunities across the South East, while aligning with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security, agricultural productivity, mechanisation, value addition and job creation.
He stressed that the Nomeh facility will serve as a pilot for developing and replicating similar agricultural interventions across the five states of the region, with the broader objective of increasing food production, strengthening agricultural value chains and enabling more people to participate in modern agriculture.
