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Fertiliser
By Shuaibu Tatu
Birnin Kebbi, June14, 2017 (NAN) Wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Bagudu, on Wednesday distributed fertiliser to women farming groups in Zuru Emirate, as part of efforts to boost agricultural production in the state.
Bagudu said that the distribution of fertiliser to the groups free of charge was to encourage women to participate in farming.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bagudu, was represented at the event by Hajiya Tsahara Bawa, the Sole Administrator of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Council.
Bagudu pledged to always assist women and the under-privileged to be self-reliant and productive members of the society.
In his speech, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, the Sole Administrator, Zuru Local Government Council, thanked the governor’s wife for donating fertiliser to the women farmers.
Some of the beneficiaries, who thanked Bagudu for the donation, said that it would facilitate their plans to improve their productivity.
They said that the gesture would go a long way in addressing some of the challenges facing farmers in the area. (NAN)
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Edited by Mustapha Lamidi and Dayo Komolafe