A female National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, member serving in Katsina State, Nafisa Umar-Hassan has trained 20 women on poultry farming and feed production.
The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Prof. Ahmed Bakori disclosed this at the graduation of the women in Katsina on Saturday.
Commending the corps member, Bakori said the beneficiaries have undergone training on best agronomic practice in poultry production, management and market linkages.
The state Coordinator of the Fadama Project, Malam Mohammed Bello whose office supported the initiative, disclosed tat the office considered the aim and objective of her initiative which convinced him to support the corps member, saying, “this is because it is in line with the project’s objectives.”
Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, also commended the corps member for her ingenuity and thoughtfulness to embark on the project.
He said that apart from this support, Umar-Hassan had previously drilled a borehole at Dan-Shirwa community, in Charanchi LGA.
Ibrahim added that she had also donated 50 mattresses each to the Primary Health Centres in Kaita, Batagarawa and Rimi LGAs.
“Umar-Hassan had also donated uniforms to 100 students at Batagarawa Primary School and provided street light to a Tsangaya School in Katsina,” he said.
Ibrahim called on other corps members to emulate her by executing similar community-oriented projects in their various host communities.
The coordinator also advised the stakeholders, especially the state and local government officials, other well-meaning individuals, corps employers and philanthropists to always support the corps members.
He further thanked the state government and the Batagarawa LGA, as well as the Commissioner for Agriculture for their support to the corps member.
The corps member, who is serving in Batagarawa LGA, said the gesture was part of her Community Development Service.
“After creating awareness among the women, I was able to convince 20 of them who actually participated in the training on best agronomic practice in poultry production, management and market linkages.
“I am assuring you that each of the women can now produce feed to start a poultry farm,” the corps member said.
She said that each of them has been provided with a plastic drinker, a bag of feed, a feeding tray, 25-day old chickens and drugs for poultry production and sustenance.
Umar-Hassan disclosed that she was able to raise funds to provide the required materials for the empowerment with support from the state Commissioner for Agriculture, other executive council members and philanthropists.
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