Agric Value Chain Devt Project : Head office Inaugurated

Some 10,000 jobs will be created and 219 km of farm to market roads rehabilitated during the first phase of the Agricultural Infrastructure and Value Chain Development Project (AIVDP). The announcement was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe as he inaugurated the Head Office of the Agricultural Infrastructure and Value Chain Development Project (AIVDP) in Buea on June 16, 2021.

Going by the Minister, the first phase of the AIVDP project which runs from 2019 to 2023 apart from creating jobs would also increase household income to about 10 per cent. The development of social infrastructure would also include, the construction and rehabilitation of 32 rural supply shelves, seven community centres and several health centres. The new building constructed by the Government of Cameroon counterpart fund envelope of AIVDP 2012-2020 is on a surface area of 440 square metres. The structure consists of a main office building and a basement, the building which has 15 offices, two meeting rooms, 11 toilets, two stores costs FCFA 222 million. The renovated colonial building to serve as a workshop and staff canteen is worth FCFA 21 million meanwhile, the landscape and protective fence with front and rare parking costs FCFA 40 million not leaving out the state Of Art furniture for the entire construction amounting to FCFA 94 million.

Going by Minister Mbaïrobe, the Government has provided conducive working environment for its workers. It is therefore incumbent for them to ensure that those working on the field get the most out of t...