Mr Shettima also pledged to give N100,000 per month to each of the 50 beneficiaries for four months, after which farmer cooperatives will be given startup funds of up to N30 million to establish full-fledged commercial farms.
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In his address, the VP emphasised the crucial role of agriculture in Nigeria’s economy, highlighting its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product and its significance as the primary employer for millions of citizens. He explained that the Kashim Shettima Foundation’s Agricultural Empowerment Programme aims to support farmers in Kaduna by providing farming inputs, technical guidance, and financial empowerment.
The VP also restated the federal government’s commitment to improving agriculture in Nigeria through various policies and programmes aimed at enhancing food security and economic growth like the “recent directives to release 42,000 metric tons of grains from strategic reserves and reduce the cost of agricultural inputs by 93 per cent through subsidies, to improve food security.”
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