The Federal Government has announced plans to cultivate a 500-hectare farm for Internally Displaced Persons in Benue.
Prof. Nentawe Yilwata, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Poverty Reduction, and Disaster Management, made the disclosure on Friday in Makurdi during the launching of the State Durable Solutions Action Plan for IDPs.
The minister said that the Federal Government, through the National Aggression Land Development Agency, would cultivate 10,000 hectares of land for IDPs across the country.
He said out of the total number of hectares, 500 would be cultivated for Benue IDPs.
Yilwatda further said that the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and IDPs would provide seeds and farm inputs to the IDPs for the 500 hectares that would be done.
He explained that a total of 1,000 IDP households would benefit from the scheme, with two households…
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