By Kazeem Akande
Chi-Farms Limited on Monday empowered 9 Brigade Nigeria Army personnel wives with poultry equipment and birds for economic sustainability.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that wives of military officers' wives were trained and empowered on rearing poultry birds in the 9 Brigade army barracks at Maryland Lagos.
Brig.-Gen. Adegoke Adetuyi, Commander 9 Bridge Nigeria Army while given his remarks thanks the Chi-Farms for the kind gesture given to the officers wives.
Adetuyi said that the empowerment scheme given to the the personnel wives would go a long way to help the families.
"We really thank the Chi-Farms Nig. LTD for the kind generosity to officers wives and we believe this empowerment will go a long way to assist the beneficiaries economically," the commander said.
Dr Johannes Flosbach the General Manager (GM) Chi-Farms/Cormart in his remarks said that the empowerment was one of the methods to increase in agricultural products in the country.
According to him, agriculture works only when there is security.
"So that's why we see it as important to empower the officers wives to increase agriculture base in the country at the same time train them for self reliant.
Mrs Mariam Babangida, one of the beneficiaries of the empowerment thanked the organiser the Chi-Farms saying the training was an eye opener to the poultry farming.
Babangida said that the poultry equipment and the birds would go a long to sustain the family economically.
"I am sure majority of us will take a good advantage of this empowerment because it's a life time opportunity for us to engage in poultry farming for economic sustainability.
"We thank the organiser and we assured them that we will make proper use of the equipment and and the birds," she said.
The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that 20 people benefitted from the poultry equipment and birds while 100 benefitted from the larger agricultural training.
CHI farms is a pioneer in the Nigerian livestock industry. Specialized in producing high quality producer of day old chicks, frozen chicken, catfish, meat products and more.
Felix Ajanaku, CORMART staff among other military officers were all present at the event.
