The commitment to working with an international non-governmental organisation to create jobs through the artificial insemination of livestock, is ensured commitment of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Mr. Charles Ogunmola, NDDC executive director, projects, expressed this commitment just as he assured the Commission’s desire to boost youth employment and livestock farming in the Niger Delta, during a visit of Ms. Hilda Josef, Country Representative/Director of Kasha International Agricultural Organisation (KIADO), to the NDDC headquarters.
KIADO is a Georgia, United States of America-based non-profit donor organisation dedicated to rural poverty alleviation, grassroots agricultural development, and enhanced rural infrastructure through various programmes.
Said Mr. Ogunmola: “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 programmes and projects, but projects that are sustainable and achievable through agriculture”.
He explained that the NDDC was focused on a number of quick wins to set the Niger Delta apart and facilitate the creation of gainful jobs for the teeming youth.
Said Ogunmola: “We are looking at different ways to employ our youths and get our entrepreneurs busy. One of the pillars is agriculture. We are interested in livestock production and how to improve the livestock sector. We are very open to partnerships and working with you”.
Said the Country Representative/Director of KIADO while disclosing her mission to the NDDC: “We want to introduce artificial insemination to the Niger Delta through the NDDC. It will yield bigger harvests, faster results, and further boost the economy in the long run”.
She said KIADO had trained farmers in other parts of the country, adding that the Niger Delta climate was very suitable for breeding of livestock, especially goats, which have potential for generating foreign exchange from exports.
