The Anambra State Fisheries Revolution and Development (ASFRAD) programme is expanding partnership to empower 500 fishery millionaires,
reports NaijaAgroNet.
ASFRAD, NaijaAgroNet gathered had recently embarked on a lot
of research, trainings and youth empowerment programmes to achieve this goal.
Sources to close to the government of Anambra State
confirmed to NaijaAgroNet that a youth empowerment and entrepreneurial
initiative being managed by the Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on
Fisheries, Mr. Emeka Iloghalu, was held with the objective of making Anambra
State Nigeria's number one in fish-farming.
NaijaAgroNet, equally gathered that recently, two major
investors in the Fisheries sector, Chief Akai Egwuonwu of Stine Industries,
Amichi and Chief Ben Egonu of Osummanu Fish Estate and Tourism Ltd, Ossomala,
joined the Governor's programme of creating a minimum of 500 young millionaires
from the fisheries sector in the next 1 year by sponsoring the training and empowerment
of young fish farmers.
The first batch of 500 persons, NaijaAgroNet reports, are
currently at the world-class Osummanu Fish Estate and Tourism Resort at
Ossomala, Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State undergoing
necessary training in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture,
Mechanization, Processing and Export.
Pix by Emeka Iloghalu and Arinze Awogu