…..Niger to provide N30bn farm inputs for farmers
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has disclosed plans to provide farm inputs worth N30 billion for farmers across the state.
This was contained in a service-level agreement signed with the Niger state chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and the Niger state Government.
The agreement also states that AFAN will serve as outgrowers of different kinds of food for the 2024 dry season farming while Niger State Government will provide 550,000 hectares of land to 35,000 farmers to produce three million tonnes of food.
The partnership which was signed at the Niger state Government House in Minna has the Commissioner for Agriculture, Alh. Musa Bawa Bosso, and the Chairman, Niger Food Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited, Chief Sammy Adigun signing on behalf of the State Government while the Niger state AFAN Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Galadima signing on behalf of the Association.
According to the agreement, the state Government will get back its money from the produce and 40 per cent ratio of the profit will go to the farmers while the government will take the remaining 60 per cent ratio.
Niger state Governor, Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago who described the agreement as a milestone in his revolutionary plans for the Agricultural sector.
He added that the agreement signed would make farming become a business venture and would add value to the economy of the State.
Bago said the State Government is investing five billion dollars in the agricultural sector stating that most of the investment would be centred on mechanisation, as 300 tractors and other farming equipment will soon be shipped to the State.
The Niger state AFAN Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Galadima appreciated Farmer Governor Umaru Bago for his foresight in revamping the Agricultural sector, adding that a lot has changed for good in the sector since the inception of his administration.
The Chairman, Niger Food Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited, Chief Sammy Adigun said the agreement entered into will serve as an invitation to others to join the farming business and tap from the enormous wealth that abounds in it.
…..Niger to provide N30bn farm inputs for farmers
