The multidimensional poverty report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for 2022 rated Jigawa as the third poorest state in Nigeria.
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“Initially, it was meant to supply Dutse, Jahun and Kiyawa towns with potable water, but the old Kano State government later introduced irrigation farming in the area and provided free irrigation equipment from 1979 to the early 1980s. The government employed village extension advisers to teach farmers irrigation-based farming and introduced them to various farm inputs, skills and varieties of seeds.
It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.“The government made a big mistake by ignoring the real farmers regarding agricultural interventions,” he said. “The government introduced farmers’ cooperatives, but the membership is purely political; real farmers are not being considered.
The official, however, identified nine other abandoned dams across the state. He said Governor Umar Namadi’s administration has made provisions in the 2024 budget to rehabilitate many dams. These include Kafin-gana dam, Koda dam, Galala dam; Gwaram dam, Dambo dam; Basirka dam, Dagwalo dam; Hiyan Warde dam, and Sakwawa dam.
While taking our reporter on a tour of a part of the abandoned project, Mr Mansur opened one of the abandoned water routes. He explained that the cost of production would be reduced if farmers could open the water channels to wet their farms without using generators. A farmer, Khadija Adamu, said improper water channelling and poor rehabilitation of Warwade Dam contributed to flooding in the area.
Salamatu Abdullahi inherited a large parcel of land from her late father on the western side of the dam. She plans to participate in irrigation farming “if the government completes the abandoned project.” She hoped that the water channels would flow towards her farm, too.
Mr Namadi said since the project was abandoned before he became commissioner, he could not explain the reason for the abandonment.
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