Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, has flagged-off the Nigeria Coronavirus (COVID-19) Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) programme with the distributions of farm inputs and agricultural assets to 19, 000 farmers.
The ceremony for the flag-off of the Fadama III project was held at Zamfara State Ministry of Agriculture, targeting beneficiaries from 14 Local Government Areas of the State.
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State said, in this third cycle, the administration’s key objective is to improve the productivity of 11,760 farmers directly by providing them with vital inputs such as fertilisers, herbicides, insecticides, improved seeds, and seed dressing chemicals.
And for the upcoming dry season, his administration has allocated 33,000 bags of fertiliser – comprising 22,000 bags of NPK and 11,000 bags of Urea.
Also, over 700 power tillers and seeds for rice and maize will be distributed to 19,000 farmers, where 735 groups of ten farmers each will be empowered with Power Tillers, and 2,550 individuals will receive small ruminant animals.
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Governor Dauda Lawal used the occasion to reiterate his administration’s commitment to providing social interventions for less privileged and vulnerable individuals in Zamfara.
He said, through the Fadama III programme, 100,000 farmers will be empowered with the necessary equipment and seeds over the next four years and the flag-off coming shortly after the signing of the 2024 Rescue budget, testifies to his administration’s resolve to take the required steps towards realizing the targets in the agricultural sector, which is the most vital sector of the economy of Zamfara State.
The Zamfara State commissioner for Agriculture, Ya’u Haruna Gamji, commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning who doubled as the chairman NG CARES Steering Committee, Abdulmalik Gajam and the State Project Coordinator Fadama 111, Isama’ila Ribe highlighted the importance of the programme to rural farmers to improve food sufficiency.
In attendance at the flaged-off of the distribution of
Farm inputs and agricultural assets were the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Isma’il Bilyaminu, Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Nakwada, Traditional rulers and other top government officials.
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
