Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has launched a dry season agricultural empowerment programme, which includes distributing 100,000 fertiliser bags and 10,000 water pumps.
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‘’Today, we are launching the Dry Season Agricultural Empowerment Programme, a game-changing initiative designed to ensure that our farmers can produce food all year round,” Sani said.‘’Under this programme, we are distributing 100,000 bags of fertilisers—both NPK and Urea—to enhance soil fertility and boost yields.
However, Uba noted that the project’s construction is now underway, which is expected to bolster Kaduna’s reputation as a key player in West Africa’s agricultural exports and certification services.He also noted that his government has commenced constructing the Special Agricultural Processing Zone , a partnership between the state government and the African Development Bank .
‘’In 2023, the sector received just N1.48 billion, a modest 0.4% of the state budget; this rose dramatically in 2024 to N23.40 billion when His Excellency, Sen. Uba Sani, came into office, representing 5.1 percent of the total budget, a 1,473 percent increase,” Dabo said.‘’In 2025, the allocation reached N74.02 billion, bringing agriculture to 9.4 percent of the state budget, marking an astonishing 4,871 percrnt increase in just two years.
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