Jigawa govt set to release 1.7m sacks of fertiliser to farmers

Jigawa State Government has concluded plans to release over 1.7 million sacks of NPK fertiliser for sale to farmers in the state to support this year’s rainy season farming.

The state deputy governor, Umar Namadi, said Jigawa State Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO) has already been ordered to commence the sale to the farmers across the state.

Namadi, who made this known when he received the Emir of Dutse, Dr Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi at the Government House on Wednesday, said the state government was committed to ensuring that farmers get the fertiliser on time and at affordable price during this year’s rainy season.

According to him, the agricultural sector has been active as a result of various programmes and policies introduced by the government which has resulted to poverty reduction, jobs creation, and food security in the state.

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The JASCO’s managing director, Rabiu Khalid Maigatari, said a bag of NPK 20.10.10 would be sold at N15,000.

He revealed that the company has already received the delivery of over 160 trucks which is equivalent to 4,500 metric tonnes of the commodities and distributed to over 45 stores across 27 LGAs of the State.

Farmers in Jigawa State had earlier complained of unavailability of fertiliser due to exorbitant prices in the market but find succour in the government’s subsidised fertiliser for their farming activities.

The Star