Nasarawa State Government has flagged off the distribution of over 6,500 Bags of free fertilizer to Peasant farmers across the thirteen local Government areas of the state to boost Agricultural activities and to enhance food production.
Lunching the distribution of the fertilizer at the Government house Lafia, Governor Abdullahi Sule advised the beneficiaries to effectively use the fertilizer for farming instead of selling it.
Governor Abdullahi Sule stated that the distribution of free fertilizer for the 2025 wet farming season was part of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative, aimed at supporting small-scale farmers nationwide by boosting agricultural productivity.
Governor Sule emphasized that the initiative aligns with his administration’s commitment to boosting economic growth and job creation through agriculture, citing the state’s large-scale rice farming project that spans over 3,000 hectares of land.
The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Nasarawa state, Safiyanu Isa Andaha, lauded the initiative, assuring that the commodity will reach the intended beneficiaries.
Speaking on behalf of farmers, the Chairman of the Farmers Association in Nasarawa State, Isaac Kighu, expressed gratitude to Governor Abdullahi Sule for the initiative and further appealed for additional tractors to facilitate modern and productive farming practices.
Some of the beneficiaries appreciated the state and Federal Government for the gesture and promised to used the fertilizer judiciously.
