Sokoto govt spends N3.4bn on fertiliser for dry season farming

The Sokoto State government has spent a total of N3.4 billion on the procurement of 833 trucks of fertiliser for distribution to farmers in the state during the dry season farming.

The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Umaru Nagwari, who stated this in Sokoto, shortly after defending the ministry’s 2018 budget proposal, before the state House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture last Thursday, said the state government had as a matter of principle prioritised agriculture.

“The state government is fully committed to ensuring a bumper harvest among farmers across the 23 Local Government Areas of Sokoto. As such, it has expended N3.4 billion to procure 833 trucks of fertiliser for dry season farming. This will be distributed to farmers at subsidised rate,” he said.

He expressed optimism that the fertilisers would translate to high yields for farmers in the state.

“We are confident that Sokoto state farmers in 2018 are going to have bumper harvest, as government has procured the largest number of fertiliser ever in the history of the state,” he said.

The commissioner called on farmers in the state to make the best use of the fertilisers for increased yield.

House Committee Chairman, Alhaji Dayyabu Kalmalu, commended the ministry’s efforts towards the successful implementation of agricultural programmes in the state.