{"id":100980,"date":"2022-11-04T09:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T08:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100980"},"modified":"2022-11-04T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T08:52:04","slug":"fg-hands-over-228-hectares-gari-irrigation-project-to-jigawa-kano-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/fg-hands-over-228-hectares-gari-irrigation-project-to-jigawa-kano-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Hands Over 228 Hectares Gari Irrigation Project To Jigawa, Kano Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Federal Government has handed over the 228 hectares Gari Irrigation Project to farmers in Jigawa and Kano States.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is contained in a statement by Mrs Oyeronke Oluniyi, the Director, Irrigation and Drainage, Ministry of Water Resources and made available to newsmen in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe handover was done by Mrs Oyeronke Oluniyi, the Director, Irrigation and Drainage, Ministry of Water Resources, on behalf of the Minister, Mr Suleiman Adamu.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Five Local Government Areas (LGAs) comprising Kazaure and Roni in Jigawa and Kunchi, Dambata and Makoda in Kano State, under the Hadejia Jama\u2019are River Basin Development Authority are benefiting,\u201d Oluniyi said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She said the project was part of government\u2019s food security and job creation efforts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Oluniyi said that the irrigation project, delivered to the farmers in parts was in its sixth phase, following government\u2019s decision to complete all projects for maximum benefits.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She said the ministry, through its mandate in irrigated agriculture had aligned with the present administration\u2019s vision to diversify the nation\u2019s economy and lift as many people out of poverty before 2030.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She said the ministry had engaged the services of an Interface Consultant to establish and strengthen Water Users Associations (WUAs), for effective operation and maintenance of the irrigation system.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to her, farmers\u2019 associations and the River Basin Development Authority are being trained on effective irrigation systems, and modern agricultural best practices.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe concept of the interface consultancy is to promote Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) by empowering the farmer\u2019s community around the project.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt is also for the farmers to assume responsibility for ownership of the irrigation and drainage systems around their farm plots, including financial and administrative accountability among others,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Oluniyi lauded the contribution of Hadejia Jama\u2019are River Basin Development Authority toward the achieving the management transfer process from Government-controlled to farmer-managed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The director however, urged the RBDAs to ensure that farmers and their associations took their new responsibilities with steady grip, by ensuring that canals, drains, roads and culverts work effectively.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Highpoint of the event was the handing over and the signing of relevant documents for the project transfer.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a related development, Oluniyi also enlighten women farmers on maintaining acceptable water quality and hygiene for irrigated agriculture and to adopt appropriate and safe practices while discharging waste water.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She said that women and youths were mostly involved directly or indirectly in the use of water in homes for domestic purposes such as cooking, bathing and washing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWomen and Youths also get engaged in irrigated agriculture either for commercial or subsistence 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