Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has distributed agricultural inputs to no fewer than 300 farmers across Niger State.
The items distributed, which include seedlings, fertiliser, pesticides, livestock feeds and other farming equipment, are part of her Renewed Hope Initiatives.
Out of the Three hundred beneficiaries, 100 are women while the remaining 200 are youths, including selected public school students, in a bid to revive agriculture in schools.
The agricultural inputs distribution event was in collaboration with the Renewed Hope Initiative of the Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security as well as the Wife of the Niger State Governor, Fatima Bago.
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Flagging off the distribution, Fatima Bago described the initiative as planting for the future, saying that the idea is particularly to empower women and youths whose potential, when unlocked, can transform the Agricultural sector and secure the future of the nation.
She emphasised that supporting women and youths with the Agricultural tools,would help them thrive in Agriculture, strengthen the chain of food production and build a more inclusive and resilient agricultural economy that will ultimately contribute to national food sufficiency.
Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the organizers and promised to make judicious use of the tools to boost Agriculture in Niger State
The inputs distributed cover diverse areas of Agriculture, such as crop farming, livestock production, poultry and aquaculture, among others.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
