The Kano State Government says it has reduced farmer-herder clashes to a minimum by demarcating 1,270 kilometres of cattle routes.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Danjuma Mahmoud, disclosed this on Tuesday during a briefing on the ministry’s achievements in the state.
Mahmoud said the routes provided designated paths for livestock movement, helping to reduce conflicts between farmers and herders.
“On the issue of clashes between farmers and herders, we have recorded tremendous success.
“Our project provided a demarcated cattle route about 1,270 kilometres long across the state.
“That is why clashes between farmers and herders have now reduced to a minimum in Kano State,” he said.
The commissioner also said the ministry had rehabilitated several irrigation facilities to expand farmland and boost agricultural production.
He said an assessment of irrigation infrastructure had identified an urgent need for interventions, particularly at major irrigation sites.
The facilities included Jermambaka, Kadawa Farm Centre, Bunkure A and B, as well as several smaller irrigation schemes.
Mahmoud said clearing blocked channels and rehabilitating canals had restored more than 1,200 acres of previously unusable farmland.
He added that collaboration with the Federal Government and the African Development Bank-backed ATAPS project had restored another 200 acres.
“We are therefore ready to distribute these farmlands to our teeming farmers,” he said.
Mahmoud also said the ministry had developed a farmers’ database to establish the number of farmers and monitor their crop production.
He said the database would also provide information to guide the ministry’s agricultural planning and policy decisions.
