Sokoto farmers to get 30,000 water pumping machines

“The items will be giving out at subsidized rates.” 

Sokoto State plan to boost dry season farming through the distribution of about 30, 000 water-pumping machines to farmers across the state, Governor Aliyu Wamakko announced when he received a delegation of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on Friday.

The governor said the machines would be given to beneficiaries at highly subsidised rates, adding that the beneficiaries would be thoroughly screened to ensure that only genuine farmers benefited.

He announced that the government was making efforts to partner with Turkish agricultural experts toward  introducing modern farming techniques in the three senatorial zones of the state .

Wamakko explained that all the efforts were aimed at encouraging farmers to produce more food both for local consumption and export.

The AFAN Chairman in the state, Murtala Gagado, commended the governor for giving the agricultural sector priority attention in his administration.

-By Vincent Ehiabhi 

Source: DailyTimes

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