JGSG attributes success in Agric sector to implementation of Master-plan

Master-plan

Abdullahi Shugaba

Dutse, May,29,2018 (NAN) The decision by Jigawa Government to develop Agriculture Master plan, with bias for private sector participation, has yielded the desired result, Gov. Muhammad Badaru said on Tuesday.

Addressing newsmen in Dutse as part of activities slated to mark ‘Democracy Day’, the governor said the measure had attracted the needed investment, resulting in the commencement of at least four mega investments in sugar, rice, livestock and poultry.

According to him, the measure has also resulted in the generation of at least 30,000 direct and indirect jobs for the teeming populace.

“We have also introduced cluster-farming and value-chain mapping, to unlock job opportunities across the cultivation cycle.

“We used small implement mechanization that culminated into better cultivation, which improves competitiveness and guaranteed markets for our local crops,” he said.

The governor pledged that agriculture would continue to get a boost, adding that the sector was one of the areas accorded priority.

He pledged that his administration would continue to support local farmers to produce more food for local consumption and commercial purposes. (NAN)

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