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Fertilisers
By Awayi Kuje
Keffi (Nasarawa) Oct. 31, 2016 (NAN) Some farmers in Nasarawa State on Monday urged the Federal Government and the Nasarawa State Government to ensure timely distribution of fertilisers and other farm inputs.
The farmers made the plea in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
The farmers said that the distribution of the fertilisers would boost dry season farming as well as food production in the country.
They said that the timely distribution of fertilisers to farmers in the state would also fight hunger and boost the revenue base of the state and the country at large.
An irrigation farmer in Keffi, Mr Bulus Agu, said that the importance of early distribution of fertilisers to farmers for the dry season farming in the state could not be over-emphasised.
“As we are all aware that no society can live comfortably and survive without agriculture, agriculture is the major source of livelihood of every family and the nation.
“Its importance cannot be over-emphasised to the development of any society.
“Agriculture does not only provide food, fights poverty, hunger, unemployment but it would also improve on the revenue base of the country.
“It would also improve the standard of living as well as the socio-economic development of the country.
“I want to appeal to the Federal and Nasarawa State Governments to ensure timely and early distribution of fertilisers and other inputs to the farmers so as to boost dry season farming as well as to boost food production, ‘’he said.
According to him, early distribution of fertilisers and other farm inputs to farmers will boost food production.
“There would be bumper harvest and this would fight hunger and poverty in the state and the country at large.
Another farmer, Mr Adigizi Anzaku, also appealed for timely distribution of fertilisers to dry season farmers so as to boost food production in the state.
Anzaku said majority of the farmers in the state were peasants and called on the state government to provide the fertilisers at affordable prices in order to boost dry season farming.
Another farmer, Mr Galadima Ibrahim, also suggested early distribution of fertilisers to dry season farmers.
Ibrahim commended Gov. Tanko Al-Makura for giving attention to the agricultural sector in the state and called for its sustenance. (NAN)
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(Edited by Adeleye Ajayi)