The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated a training grant of $77,942 to empower 150 farmers in Bauchi State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a bid to bolster food security in Nigeria. These beneficiaries are members of the Community Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (COMAFAS).
Mrs. Massandje Toure-Litse, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, announced this during the inauguration of a poultry training workshop for the beneficiaries in Orozo, Abuja.