Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has given approval for the recruitment of
\nadditional extension workers to increase manpower and expertise in the
\nwheat value chain in Sokoto state.<\/p>\n
Those to be employed are university graduates and holders of national
\ndiploma in agricultural science, agric-economy, crop science and related
\ndisciplines.<\/p>\n
Making this known in a statement issued in Sokoto Tuesday<\/span><\/span>, Tambuwal\u2019s \u201cEighty persons will be employed in the first phase of the recruitment, \u201cThe overall objective is to ensure that we achieved the ratio of one It said the extension officers will also lead consultation with farmers According to the state, the extension workers will be trained in latest In 2016, the State government trained 115 Local Government workers on The workers were drawn from each of the 23 local government areas of the The statement said government will continue to engage farmers with a view Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has given approval for the recruitment of additional extension workers to increase manpower and expertise in the wheat value chain in Sokoto state. Those to be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nspokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said having introduced wheat to farmers in the
\nstate, government will continue to show keen concern for its development.<\/p>\n
\nwith more to follow in due course. Those to be employed will aid wheat
\nfarmers make informed decisions especially as they engage with companies
\nbuying their products after harvests.<\/p>\n
\nextension worker to 500 farmers. As such, more people will be employed in
\nsubsequent phases of the recruitment exercise,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
\nand the various business concerns who have shown interest in partnering
\nwith the government to develop agriculture in the state.<\/p>\n
\ntrends in the business and will play a key role in efforts to modernize
\nthe agric sector in Sokoto state,<\/p>\n
\nmodern agricultural extension services.<\/p>\n
\nstate.<\/p>\n
\nto increasing yields and tackling challenges that may arise in the sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"