The Gombe State Government says it has spent over N5 billion on the agriculture sector to boost food security in the state in 2023.
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Some tomato and pepper farmers and dealers in the Bula community, Akko Local Government of Gombe State, are facing economic challenges as tomato prices drop by 90 per cent in two weeks.
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that 2,517 houses and shops were either completely or partially destroyed by flood which ravaged 33 communities in the state.
The Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (GoHealth), has enrolled 1,000 non-formal school children into the scheme
Tomato and Pepper dealers in Bula community in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe state, said they earned more than N12 million daily from selling the commodities in their community.
A 35-year-old farmer from the Bula community in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, Mr Saleh Maikudi says he earns over N7 million annually from growing tomatoes and pepper.
Farmers in Gombe State are increasingly anxious about a potential poor harvest due to unprecedentedly low rainfall this season, raising concerns about food security in the region.
Gombe state governor, Inuwa Yahaya has approved the immediate suspension of the Village Head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area (LGA), Mohammed Majidadi, over his alleged involvement in a transformer theft.
Gombe State Government has started distributing chlorine to the 11 local government areas as part of measures to mitigate cholera spread.
The Gombe state government says it has targeted 336,000 girls for vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).