UN, TGI Group plan 10,000 agro jobs for displaced Nigerians

By Chinyere Anyanwu                                  
neveralonewitu@gmail.com
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group have launched a three-year partnership to support over 5,000 farmers and create more than 10,000 jobs in Benue and Cross River states.
Implemented through TGI’s agribusiness arm, WACOT Limited, a food and agro-allied company, the programme targets refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities, with an estimated 25,000–35,000 people expected to benefit.
Farmers in fragile communities across Benue and Cross River states will receive improved inputs, technical training, certifica...