Read what happened to 640 farmers in Enugu state
– About 640 rice farmers in Enugu state have benefited from FADAMA 3
– FADAMA 3 is aimed at increasing the production of quality staple food in Nigeria
– The farmers got fifty percent inputs and eight percent of cost of assets from the federal government
FADAMA 3, additional financing for Enugu State aimed at scaling up the production of staple food items in the country has reportedly benefited about 640 rice farmers.
Vanguard reports that the federal government had in 2013 through its agricultural transformation agenda, moved to stop the importation of staple food items like; rice, sorghum, tomatoes among others which is responsible for capital flight and depletion of the foreign reserve.
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Coordinator, Enugu state FADAMA, Ike Ogboke, revealed that it convened a disbursement meeting with rice farmers to inform them of the fifty percent support on inputs and eight percent support on cost of assets available to them through their appointed service providers.
Ogboke said: “Federal Government had in 2013 as part of its agricultural transformation agenda,moved to scale up production of staple food items and stop their importation. The disbursement meeting with farmers was to inform them that we will support them with fifty percent of the inputs and eight percent of cost of assets which includes;water pumps ,trans-planters,barrows and irrigation equipment among others.”
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has met with traditional rulers to discuss matters of national importance at the state house in Abuja.
During the event, the president urged the local leaders to encourage Nigerian farmers keep working their lands.
Buhari once again stressed that the country is facing a difficult economic situation and agriculture is one of the ways that will allow ordinary people to stay afloat. He also expressed hope that Nigeria would soon be able to shift for itself and even export locally-made food items.
The president said: “In food production, Nigeria, we can feed ourselves and even export. This is why we are seriously turning to agriculture.
That is why I’m asking you, for our own survival as a nation state, keep on telling our people that whoever has a piece of land, please let him cultivate it even if he is going to cultivate what he will eat and feed his family.
This is very, very serious representation I brought to you to please make sure that you mobilize your people to go back to farm to achieve self-sufficiency in food production.”
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