BAUCHI STATE GOVERNOR BALA FLAGS OFF 2022 FARMING SEASON,SALES OF SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER!#KSMF REPORTERS BAUCHI.


:Announces N15,000, N20,000 for NPK and Urea respectively 

:Directs sale of agricultural inputs at subsidized prices


Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State on Saturday flagged off the 2022 farming season and sales of fertilizer with announcing 15,000 and 20,000 as the subsidized prices for each bag of NPK and Urea respectively. 

At the launching of the sales of fertilizer held at BSADP Nabardo, Toro local government, the governor said despite the high competition for the supply of the fertilizers, the state government is highly committed to provide the commodity so that farmers will get the fertilizer at a reasonable price.

He said in order to improve and modernize agricultural production, the Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme (BSADP) has been rendering agricultural extension services to farmers, partnering with Agricultural Research Institutions for sourcing improved agricultural, innovations for use by farmers to enhance productivity.

Governor Bala Mohammed also said approval has been granted to the Bauchi State Agricultural Supply Company (BASAC) for the procurement and sale of agricultural inputs at subsidized prices.

"The annual launching of
farming season and flag off of sale of fertilizer is a deliberate effort by the  Government to motivate farmers to come out en mass for the production of sufficient food crops to cater for the increasing population and also to embrace agriculture as an economic mainstay. The total number of fertilizer to be sold in this year's farming season is 8,500 metric tonnes. 

"The paucity of funds has been a constraint to the Government towards meeting its various obligations. Inspite of this constraint, however, the agricultural sector has been accorded the priority it deserves. This priority can be attested to by the settlement of the Nigerian Sovereign investment Authority (NSIA) inherited debt which enabled the State Government to produce fertilizer last year."

"It may interest the general public to know that Ukraine is the world largest produce of ammonia which is the major ingredient for the production of fertilizer. The current war between Russia and Ukraine has made the production of the raw material by Ukraine impossible which lowers its supply with the attendant hike in the price of fertilizer worldwide."

The governor said the state government has also signed an MOU with the Tetfund Centre of Excellence of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi in a move to educate young people on new farming techniques and has became imperative for the government to properly harness its both human and land resources for optimum agricultural production for economic prosperity. 

He said the state government is also committed to the development of the livestock sub-sector and has taken appropriate measures to ensure the breeding of healthy livestock through the approval for the release of N44 Million for the annual livestock vaccination for the year 2022. 

Governor Bala Mohammed said Bauchi State has recently been selected to participate in a World Bank funded project tagged "ACRESAL" where millions of naira would be shared among the benefiting states based on performance in three areas of agriculture, environment and water resources.

Earlier, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Jidauna Tula Mbami appreciated Governor Bala Mohammed for according the agricultural sector with the highest attention and assured that his ministry will remain focus towards ensuring full implementation of his agricultural policies and programmes.


Mukthar Gidado, mnipr
Special Adviser Media & Publicity to the Governor 
23rd/07/2022

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