Zaria (Kaduna State)-Alhaji Ja’afaru Abbas, Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Zaria Local Government in Kaduna State, said 35 trucks of fertilisers had been procured by the council for farmers.
Abbas made this known while inaugurating the sales of fertilisers for this year’s farming season in Zaria on Wednesday.
The chairman said the sales of fertilisers to farmers at subsidised rate became necessary in enhancing bumper harvest during this year farming season.
He said that NPK fertiliser would be sold at a subsidised rates of N3, 750; Unrea fertiliser would cost N3,600, while SSP fertiliser would attract N2,940.
The chairman said the commodity was specifically meant for the small scale farmers and warned them against any act that could lead to diversion of the fertilisers.
Abbas said the council had introduced proactive measures in the distribution of the commodity to check diversion and to reach out to genuine peasant farmers.
He said the commodity would be sold at each of the 334 polling units in the council area.
According to him, measures will be put in place to ensure that it reaches the end users.
“In the first phase of the distribution, each polling unit will get 47 bags of fertiliser meant for the people of the area.
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“Therefore, farmers in Zaria Local Government should take advantage of this opportunity by visiting their respective polling units to purchase the commodity for enhanced farming activities,” he said. (NAN)
