Anambra State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Nnamdi Onukwuba says collaborative efforts of the State Government and donor agencies, such as the World Bank, have resulted in reclamation and utilization of over thirteen thousand hectares of lands for agriculture and other purposes.
Mr. Onukwuba who disclosed this at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on Anambra Forest-Landscape restoration holding at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, said the workshop became necessary considering the negative impact of climate change on Nigeria ecosystem
He noted that the challenges posed by erosion have resulted in loss of fertile lands for agricultural purposes, leading to shortage of food and decline in fish and other aquaculture species.
Commissioner Onukwuba identified State Government’s intervention programmes aimed at alleviating the effects of erosion and deforestation to include livelihood Grant for Poverty Alleviation and Grassroots Empowerment, with over one- thousand -two hundred beneficiaries in eight communities in the State, installation of HydroMet and Early Flood Warning Systems in Coastal Communities to support Agriculture, as well as Flood Warning Disaster Risk Management.
He expressed optimism that the Forest Landscape Restoration action plan, which is beyond just tree planting, will impact positively on the people and contribute towards the Agricultural sector growth and ensuring food security in the State, and the nation at large.
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