Stakeholders
from various institutions, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture,
recently convened a daylong project steering meeting at the Jenoi Agricultural
Centre in Lower River Region.
The
meeting was organised under the auspices of NEMA Chosso project within the
Central Project Coordination Unit.
Speaking
at the event, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Sait
Drammeh, said the meeting was held to discuss the project shortfalls and
successes, and make a work plan as well as visit the project intervention sites
to assess their impacts on the communities.
He
commended the stakeholders for attending the meeting, out to clear their doubt
and get suggestions to carve the way forward.
The
Project coordinating unit focal person at the CPCU, Momodou Mbye Jabang, said
they should continue to organise such meetings, driven by the Ministry of
Agriculture, as it is the only way forward.
The
meeting discussed key items pertaining to the project and announced that the
Ministry of Agriculture has got a press officer that would enhance their
visibility and relate their functions to the public.
The
meeting, he notes, enables stakeholders to know the effort that NEMA /CHOSSO
has impacted to the communities.
He
also applauded NEMA for its wider coverage, saying: “This is the only project
that has countrywide coverage.”
