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The Nsukka Local
Government Council has commenced the distribution of fertiliser free of
charge to registered farmers. Nnamdi Ubochi, the Supervisory Councillor
for Agriculture in the council, told journalists in Nsukka, Anambra
State, on Wednesday, that the beneficiaries included members of the All
Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and Fadama User Groups.

He said that 200 AFAN members had collected 200 bags of the 50kg
category of the commodity and according to him, 150 members of the
Fadama User Groups will collect 1,500 bags of the 25kg category
provided by the state government. When contacted, Bartholomew Ugwu, the
AFAN Chairman in the area, confirmed that his members had collected
their share of the commodity, while Nkeiru Agbo, the Desk Officer,
FADAMA User Group said “that only genuine registered members with
demonstration farms will collect the fertiliser.”