FIC Report (Kaduna State) – Kaduna government under the able leadership of Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani distributes agric inputs to farmers.
The Kaduna State Government has commenced the distribution of free agricultural implements and inputs to cooperatives which Comprising 10 members, each cooperative was given a package that consisted of a 18 horse-power Tiller, an 18 horse power 3 inch solar-powered irrigation pumping machine and a 13 horse-power 2 inch solar-powered water irrigation machine, and a gasoline powered water irrigation pumps.
According the State Government each cooperative was also given 30 bags of Urea and NPK fertilisers, which translates to three bags per member, one motorised knapsack sprayer, one carton of herbicide and another carton of pesticide.
In last 2 weeks Governor Uba Sani had launched the dry season agricultural empowerment programme at an elaborate ceremony at Murtala Square.
The distribution of the farming implements commenced as the Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Murtala Mohammed Dabo, gave out the items to benefitting cooperatives at the premises of the Ministry’s central warehouse at Dankade village.
Speaking at the event the Commissioner said that this is the first time that the Government is distributing free farm implements on this massive scale in the history of Kaduna State, describing the support as unprecedented.
Murtala disclosed that government’s gesture is to ameliorate the pains that farmers go through to irrigate their farmlands, especially due to the rise in petrol price and also Fuelling their pumping machines on weekly basis eats into the profit margins that they would have naturally made.
He said this massive support that is coming from His Excellency, the Governor, is going to help greatly in bringing down the cost of production, which should ultimately bring down prices.
Dabo also disclosed that the Uba Sani administration has also procured a combined garvester which will help farmers in reducing their cost of production.
He added that Last year, we had to go to Borno State to hire. The wheat farmers in Galma were paying and queueing for their turn.
Murtala said but today, these machines are ready to move to the field and start harvesting.
Dabo said the benefitting cooperatives comprise real farmers who were chosen irrespective of their political affiliations or ethno-religious identities.
While speaking Malam Garba, the Chairman of Dry Season Farmers Cooperative Society Zaria, said that today is a day of joy to all farmers in Kaduna State.
He added that Since Kaduna State was created, there has never been this kind of government intervention.
Garba explained that We have been given all that is required to enable dry season farming free.
He advised beneficiaries to put the implements into good use, further said that they should not sell the items.
He add that Government spent a lot of billions to purchase them and gave us free of charge.
Chairman said benefitting cooperatives comprise real farmers who were chosen irrespective of their political affiliations or ethno-religious identities.
Signed
Muhammad Gwani
HOC Kaduna (FIRC).
9th March,2025.
