The committee on modern farming equipment set up by the Sokoto State government has presented modern farming equipment worth millions of naira to the farmers in Binji Local Government Area of the State.
Presenting the items, the Chairman of the Committee and State Commissioner for Commerce, Alhaji Haruna Abbas Bashar, said the government has provided seven tractors for distribution to farmers in the area, as well as eight plows for wet season farming.
Alhaji Bashar said each ward in the area will receive 30 bags of modern fertilizer aimed at ensuring food security.
The Chairman praised Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto for providing the farming equipment to boost agricultural production in the area and ensure food security for the people of the state, as agriculture is one of his nine-point agenda.
He called on the beneficiaries to make good use of the equipment and assured that he will monitor the distribution to ensure that it reaches the real farmers without any hindrance.
The chairman also called on the people to continue praying for the success of the governor’s administration, especially in his efforts to develop Sokoto State.
The chairman of Binji Local Government Area, Hon. Umaru Danhabi, thanked the governor for the provision of modern farming equipment to the people of Binji and the entire state.
He assured that the equipment will be distributed to all farmers in the local government area as directed by the government.