From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
Kano State Government and Agricultural Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project have signed a memorandum of understanding with the School of Agriculture (Ecole National D’ Agriculture) Morocco for facilitating technical support to technology demonstration on improved agricultural practices.
In a statement by Hassan Musa Fagge, Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor of the state, the partnership is for improvement of agricultural activities in the state.
Other areas signed in the agreement, according to the statement, include capacity building and training to project beneficiaries,staff and other projects’s stakeholders as well as research and exchange program between the partners.
During the elaborate ceremony, held on Monday at the School of Agriculture Meknes, Morocco, Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Yusuf Jibril Rurum signed on behalf of the Kano State Government, while Prof.Sa’id Amiri on behalf of the Moroccan School Agriculture.
They both affirmed their commitments towards the success of the agreement in the presence of the National APPEALS Project Coordinator, Mr.Jobdi Muhammad.
Others who witnessed the historic occasion include the Managing Director of Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA) Dr.Junaid Yakubu,Special Adviser to Kano Governor on Agriculture Alh.Hafiz Muhammad,State Project Coordinator APPEALS Dr.Hassan Ibrahim,Directors from the State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources,Representatives of the APPEALS National Coordinating Office,Consultants and other stakeholders.
