Nigeria 's Sokoto State Government has procured 25,000 tonnes of fertiliser for local irrigation farmers and plans to sell it at a subsidised price in order to boost agriculture in the region . Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, who made the disclosure while flagging-off the sales in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state, said the fertiliser would be sold to farmers at N4, 000 per bag. The government is spending NGN1.4bn ( $ 3.8 m ) to subsidise the product , is supplying seeds and chemicals , and is drilling 1,000 tube wells . Additionally , the government is paying 500 m towards the International Fund for Agricultural Development and NGN56 m towards the World Bank funded Fadama III project .
Nigeria 's Sokoto State Government has procured 25,000 tonnes of fertiliser for local irrigation farmers and plans to sell it at a subsidised price in order to boost agriculture in the region . The government is spending NGN1.4bn ( $ 3.8 m ) to subsidise the product , is supplying seeds and chemicals , and is drilling 1,000 tube wells . Additionally , the government is paying 500 m towards the International Fund for Agricultural Development and NGN56 m towards the World Bank funded Fadama III project .