There is no gainsaying the fact that the world is full of unsung and undiscovered heros. In his 23 years of service to the nation, Wirsiy Fabian Yufui has done so many ordinary things in an extraordinary manner. Even though like every functionary, he is overtaken by routine, Wirsiy Fabian, unlike his contemporaries, do so many ordinary things in an extraordinary manner. as an agricultural engineer, he puts a lot of innovation and inspiration as well as the love of the job into everything he does. It is for this reason that he was about the lone Divisional Delegate that organized a Farmers’ Open Day last April 20, 2012 in Ngoketunjia.
As innovative as he is, a farmers’ day would be the only communication channel by which farmers would commune with the consumers, other stakeholders and more importantly, the administration.
Mr. Wirsiy Fabian Yufui did not just end there yet. He took the pains of a caring administrator to canvass for the much-needed funds and material support worth 1.330.000 FCFA for farmers’ groups in his area of competence. He has been instrumental in the revamping of the coffee and cocoa sector in Ngoketunjia where over 50 hectares of new farmlands have been farmed for coffee and over 10 hectares for cocoa. Thanks to his proactive approach, farmers in Ngoketunjia now receive support in form of fertilizers from NWCA. He has not just ended there.
In the domain of phytosanitory activities over 20 VPIRs have been trained and supplied with equipment and chemicals for all field interventions. As somebody who loves what he does, and does what he loves, Wirsiy Fabian Yufui lobbied and obtained additional soft loan for Women’s Groups in Ngoketunjia division. A case in point is that of CCJF where 25 women groups received loans worth 60 million for the improvement of their activities.
Believing that it is worthless improving on production when there is no market, Mr. Wirsiy Fabian Yufui decided to get into the promotion of crop Enterprise Development. As if that was not enough, he helped in the reorganization of the Upper Noun Valley Rice Farmers Federation through UNVDA. He has been central in the creation and functioning of farmers organizations within the sectors of maize, coffee, solamum potato, etc. He has also been instrumental in the cultivation of Solamum potato in Ngoketunjia division. Only for the Boyo-Ngoketunjia Solamum potato producers union, Mr. Wirsiy Fabian fetched for them close to 17 million in financial assistance.
Within the young farmers support programme and from 2010-2012, Fabian facilitated the obtention of financial support of over 6 million FCFA to six youth groups. At about the same time and from 2007-2011 and as at 30th September 2012, over 89 Farmers Groups from the maize sub sector have received support thanks to Fabian Yufui to the tune of 51.098.250. At the level of small holders oil palm development programme over 38 groups with over 5700 oil palm plants. In the process, over 21 irrigation equipment to promote off-season cropping of vegetables and food crops were equally given within the same period to groups in Ngoketunjia division.
More importantly, the Divisional Delegation of Agriculture for Ngoketunjia has been instrumental in the effective implementation of the public investment budget (BIP) from 2006-2012 where over 52 farmers groups across the division benefited from close to some 53.500.000 in direct farm inputs, material and financial assistance to enable improve their farm yields.
It is important to know how this Dean of Divisional Delegates in the North West region came about this creativity and ingenuity in realizing these projects. All this is attributed to his background and training. Being a man of very humble beginning, Wirsiy Fabian Yufui has remained a man of mettle.
Born some 50 years ago to Pa Elias Wirsiy (late) and Nkwarir Victorine in Kumbo central, Bui division of the North West Region, Wirsiy Fabian Yufui is married to Emma Bongfen Lukong and God has blessed them with three children.
After his primary and secondary education, he proceeded to the University Centre for Agricultural Techniques in Dschang from 1986 to 1989 where he obtained his professional certificate as the Engineer Principal des Travaux d’Agriculture. Before then, he had studied in the University of Yaounde , department of Natural Sciences from 1984-1985. This senior Agricultural Works Engineer has climbed the rungs of administration in the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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