Determined to keep sugarcane outgrowers abreast of developments in the sugar industry as well as address challenges confronting them, the National Sugar Development Council held a sensitization workshop for sugarcane outgrowers and other stakeholders in Numan, Adamawa State.
The event which was declared open by the Executive Secretary of NSDC, Dr Latif Busari, ably represented by the Director, Finance and Account, Malam Auwal Abubakar Shira had other management staff like, the Director, Technical Services, Malam Muhammed Jika; Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Malam Ahmed Waziri, Deputy Director, Technical Services, Salisu Bkeke and the Council’s Senior Information Officer, Abdullahi Yunusa in attendance.
The event which took place within the premises of the Savannah Sugar Company Limited, Numan, Adamawa state, also had in attendance the Managing Director of SSCL, Engr. Todi as well as other top management staff of the company.
The event featured paper presentations as well as question and answer segment which afforded participants the opportunity to seek clarifications on contentious issues and challenging confronting sugarcane outgrowers and farmers and the way forward.
The one-day event offered sugarcane outgrowers the opportunity to access first hand information from representatives of the NSDC Management team on the state of the nation’s sugar industry as well as opportunities available in the sugar sector.
