Anambra Speaker trains, empowers 500 widows with sweet-potatoes seeds

By Praise Chinecherem

Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Somtoochukwu Udeze has distributed bundles of Orange-Fresh Sweet Potatoes Stalks (stems or seeds) to no fewer than 500 Widows

Orange-Fresh Sweet Potatoes are a nutritious and versatile food source, offering various health benefits and nutritional value.

The widows who were drawn from all the wards in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state were tutored by an expert engaged by the benefactor on farming practices, value chains and health benefits of the crop.

Flagging Off the exercise at his Atani Country home, assisted by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs Ifeyinwa Uzoka, Rt Hon Udeze, said the initiative was aimed at making them self-sufficient in production of the crop

He urged to take advantage of tutorial offer by the expert and engage in massive plantation because its sustainability had high medicinal and economic value, compared to other crops

The Speaker admonished the widows to engage more in Orange Fresh Sweet Potatoes farming to improve production and support livelihoods in the communities.

He expressed optimism that when done with good practices and efficient management, it could yield a significant income for economic sustainability of their families.

Delivering a lecture on the benefits of crop, the Resource Person, noted that production of the crop would bring more development to its value chains in addition to medicinal benefits.

He noted that the support received from the benefactor would encourage more farmers to embrace plantation of the crop in the area

Some of the beneficiaries pledged to make good use of the crop as the input would help them multiply their yields.