In an effort to improve its revenue base and food production, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has partnered with Hudson Consulting Company, an American based Agro-allied firm to establish a mega rice mill at Isampou, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
It said benefits of the bilateral relationship include enhancement of income generating activities of the scheme, training and mentoring of corps members.
Speaking on Monday, the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Mohammad Kaku Fadah at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Abuja said the development will help beef up
NYSC’s contribution to the Federal Government’s rice sufficiency programme.
According to him, this will also contribute to the development of the community where the rice mill will be established, thus enhancing the visibility of the NYSC brand in the public domain.
He said NYSC will be a major consumer of the rice as it will be supplied to all orientation camps nationwide.
The NYSC helmsman gave the assurance that his administration will give maximum support for the partnership to yield the desired results.
Earlier in his remark, the Executive Chairman of Hudson Consulting Company, Prince Tom Ighihe said the essence of the synergy is to boost Nigeria’s food security.
He further said his company will engage the services of corps members and some staff of NYSC when the partnership comes into full implementation.
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