Anambra govt, cooperative societies partner on food sufficiency

<p>As Anambra joined the rest of the world to mark 2023 International Cooperative Day today (Saturday), the State Government through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is currently seeking partnerships with the Cooperative societies operating in the state on food sufficiency.</p>, <p>The State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr Christian Udechukwu, who disclosed this on Saturday at Ekwueme Square Awka, venue of this year’s celebration, said the partnership will help boost agricultural production for food sufficiency in the state and beyond.</p>, <p>The Commissioner stated that the State Governor, Charles Soludo is desirous of empowering the societies after the partnership, explaining that the state government has already mapped out some funds to that effect, while it is expected to meet with all the representatives of the 20,000 Cooperative societies operating in the state for proper take off.</p>, <p>According to him, today, Anambra choose to mark the International Day of Cooperatives, celebrated annually worldwide as passed by United Nations General Assembly in 1992.</p>, <p>The World is already a global village, what obtains here are also obtainable in other parts of the world and as such, this celebration is not out of place, it is an opportunity to interact with one another and develop a new value chain necessary for expansion of our business interest. The Governor of Anambra State Mr. Chukwuma Soludo is interested in Cooperatives. Towards this end, one Youth 2 Skills Cooperatives is underway to co-opt our Youths into cooperative ventures.</p>, <p>“Anambra State is always the light of the Nation, the first of these events organised at Abuja in the year 2012 Anambra State took the best exhibitor. You can be active in your various primary societies and feel not recognized, this is an opportunity to show the world you are there.</p>, <p>“We will try as much as we can to make sure, SMEDAN, development finance department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Bank of Agriculture are invited for active i