The Executive Vice Chairman of Taraba State Bioentrepreneurship Innovation and Solutions Agency (TASBISA), Elder Josiah Bitrus Habu, has emphasized the importance of strengthen communities and expand opportunities for building a strong future which guarantees every citizen lives with dignity, hope and confidence.
Elder Habu spoke in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, at the signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TASBISA and the Agro-Climatic Resilience In-Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL).
The MoU is aimed to restore degraded land, advance environmental protection, promotion of sustainable land and water management for farmers in Taraba State.
The MoU is also to responsibly managed and developed natural resources and support farmers with modern techniques that could lead to unlocking new opportunities that create pathways out of poverty.
According to the Executive Vice Chairman explained that the event was not merely signing an MoU but renewed promise to the people of Taraba that its land will be protected, natural resources responsibly developed, farmers supported, women empowered, and young people given meaningful opportunities to build better lives.
Elder Habu urged the people of the state to leverage on the partnership opportunities to sustain and transform their livelihood through farming.
Taraba State ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Dr Clement Yakubu Giwa, pointed out that the organization has had a great deal of partnerships with the Taraba State Government on areas concerning issues of environmental sustainability and support to farmers battling climatic challenges.
Dr. Giwa signed on behalf of ACReSAL while Elder Habu signed for TASBISA.
ACReSAL, a World Bank financed project, focuses on long term sustainability of land and water management in the drylands of Northern Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). TASBISA is an innovation agency focused on helping Taraba State farmers restore soil fertility to their degraded land.
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