Post Views: Nigeria's Sokoto State Government has procured 25,000 tonnes of fertiliser for local irrigation farmers and plans to sell it at a subsidised rate in order to boost agriculture in the region. The state is spending NGN1.4bn ($3.8m) to subsidise the product, is providing seeds and chemicals, and is drilling 1,000 tube wells. But there are concerns that this will not be enough to meet growing demand from farmers. 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 rate in order to boost agriculture in the region. The state is spending NGN1.4bn ($3.8m) to subsidise the product, is providing seeds and chemicals, and is drilling 1,000 tube wells. But there are concerns that this will not be enough to meet growing demand from farmers. funded Fadama III project.