Kano state government has approved the sum of N252 million for the
\npurchase of quality tomato seeds and pesticides for farmers in the state.<\/p>\n
The state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje made this known in a speech
\nduring the during the 2017 wheat harvest ceremony at Garun- Babba, in
\nGarun- Mallam Local Government area of the state.<\/p>\n
He said the move is to cushion the effect of the loss suffered by the
\nfarmers, as a result of the Tuta Absoluta incidence last year, as a result
\nof which over 1, 480 hectares of tomato were destroyed in the state.<\/p>\n
Governor Ganduje also said the state input supply company, KASCO, has been
\nrevitalized through the injection of hundreds of millions of Naira in the
\ndesire of the administration to make fertilizer available to farmers and
\nfor sale to other states.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the same vein, the Federal Government has considered KASCO as part of
\nits national special fertilizer\u00a0 \u00a0intervention program\u201d, he highlighted.<\/p>\n
The governor added that \u201cthe state government has procured 500 units of
\nirrigation hydraulic pumps and placed an order for another 5000 units for
\ndistribution to dry season farmers to boost agricultural production in the
\nstate\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said the government also employed 729 extension workers to add to the
\nexisting ones and this, positioned Kano as the state with the highest
\nnumber of extension staff in the country.<\/p>\n
Highlights of the occasion include the presentation of empowerment
\npackages and seeds worth millions of Naira to selected farmers and farmers
\ncooperative associations in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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