Nigeria, May 13 -- The Ifite-Ogwari community in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State was recently thrown into a joyous mood, following the successful test-run of the Lower Anambra Irrigation Project, LAIP water Pumping station.

The development sets the stage for the resumption of dry season farming in the area, which is part of the food baskets of Anambra State.

The Pumping Station and the Hydraulic Structures, which had been moribund since the early 1990s, were refurbished and rehabilitated in line with the agrarian policy thrust of President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda for Food Security.

The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase One, ATASP-1, which is the implementing Agency, is a federal government in...