Kano state government has set aside N200million to purchase excess wheat produced by farmers the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has announced.

Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje stated this while inspecting tonnes of wheat harvested from various farms, stored at a government warehouse at Maganda Store in Fagge local government area on Friday.


He said the government is willing to encourage the wheat farmers to boost their productivity and to protect them from incurring losses, arising unforeseen market forces and ecological factors.

The governor maintained that because of dwindling resources and the Federal government’s renewed drive to revive wheat and rice production, his government had earlier on given the farmers a loan of N100million to purchase improved wheat seeds.

“The government also gave them subsidized fertilizer, provided them with pesticides and water pumping machines as well as employed 781 extension workers to assist them”, the governor maintained

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