The Kebbi State government has inaugurated a committee for the distribution and sale of fertiliser and other inputs to farmers for the 2020 wet season. Nigeria KebbiState Fertiliser
Inaugurating the committee on behalf of the state government, Chief of Staff to the State Government, Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, said the committee is to ensure that farmers in the state get the inputs as early as possible to boost food production. He added that the early actions taken by the state government would help the state to maintain its lead in the country in term of agriculture.
He stated that the commodity would be bought from an indigenous firm in the state, Albarka Fertilizer Blending in Birnin-Kebbi. He said: “The committee will ensure equity and justice in the distribution of the commodity so as not to exclude any genuine farmer. It will also ensure that the commodity is not diverted to other states by the farmers.”
Meanwhile, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has commenced distribution of 300 tonnes of fertiliser to farmers for the wet season farming. In a breakdown of the distribution, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Bukar Talba, disclosed that 180 trucks of fertiliser were to be distributed to nine councils in the South Senatorial district of the state.
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