Government purchases N39b worth of fertiliser
The federal
government has purchased fertiliser worth N39 billion in preparation
for the next farming season, Fatima Bamidele, the Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has said.
Speaking at the end
of this year’s annual National Agricultural Fair in Tudun Wada,
Nasarawa State, the permanent secretary said that the federal
government was more committed to improving the agricultural sector of
the nation’s economy.
She noted that
Nigeria was currently the lowest user of fertiliser in the world and
urged farmers to utilise the opportunity presented by the government to
improve on their output at the end of every farming season.
Mrs Bamidele said that the Federal Government was constructing 17
rice processing mills in the rice producing areas, as part of efforts
at ensuring job creation and food security.
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