He said this would create direct and indirect jobs.
He added that proper funding would enable mushroom growers to upgrade their infrastructure.
The frontline extension workers were drawn from five states – Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, Bauchi, and Adamawa.
The collaboration is also expected to encourage efforts to unlock the healthcare value chain for effective transformation.
The ministry had been allocated an envelope of N10 billion for capital expenditure and N1.8 billion for overhead in the 2025 budget proposal.
Talking about the case of Cross River, the minister said several efforts to establish a cocoa industry in the state were frustrated because of politics.
Deputy Governor Kaletapwa Farauta said that over 1,000 members of the cooperative societies, mostly women, would benefit directly from the gesture.
He decried that incessant attacks on farmers and destruction of crops in farmlands were largely responsible for food shortage, particularly in the North.
She also called for improvement in road infrastructure.
The PPF national coordinator said that the move would, in the long run, strengthen the agricultural value chain and boost farmers’ income and well-being.
