2023-05-02 19:37:39
This was discussed during the 1st session of the project’s steering committee which was held on May 2 at the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development.
It was under the leadership of the chairman of the said committee and Secretary General of Minepat, Jean Tchoffo, in the presence of the coordinator of this project dedicated to improving agricultural production in the Bénoué valley, Mahamat Habibou, and the governor of the Northern region, Jean Abate Edi’i.
Work challenges
Two years after the financing agreement of nearly 121 billion CFA francs with the World Bank, and the establishment of the institutional framework of the project, the first session of the steering committee of the Project for the development and enhancement of investments in the Vallée de la Bénoué (Viva-Bénoué) was therefore held with the aim of addressing the difficulties encountered in the implementation and the priorities for the current year.
“The state of implementation of the project is on track, we have awarded all the contracts relating to agricultural development works. We dare to believe that by the start of the second half of the year, we will sign contracts with the companies which will begin to develop the spaces which will be gradually put into agriculture by the beneficiary populations”, notes Jean Tchoffo, president of the Steering Committee. of the project.
Support and training for farmers
It should be noted that in the long term, 26,000 direct farmers will benefit from support and training during the 7 years of implementation. A breath of fresh air for the local populations. Adamou Youssoufa, one of the beneficiaries of the project recognizes the importance of this training: “If you don’t have good drainage, you can’t get water properly. Viva Bénoué started, because at present, we have a field that allows us to see with the technicians, the farming technique and the inputs that we need”.
The agricultural plots of the Bénoué valley, which include three districts, amount to 17,000 hectares of arable and irrigable land. The Viva Bénoué project therefore intends to promote the efficient exploitation of this potential to limit the import of white rice, the main local crop.
Aline-Florence Nguini
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