Governor Uba Sani has flagged off the distribution of 500 trucks of free fertilisers and tractors to 150,000 smallholder farmers for the third consecutive year, across the 23 local governments of Kaduna State.
It will be recalled that last August, the Governor had distributed 400 trucks of fertilizer free of charge to 100,000 smallholder farmers, with each farmer receiving two bags of the farm input.
Earlier, he had performed the largest-ever fertilizer distribution in 2024, where over 500 trucks were distributed to farmers, including other inputs, for dry season farming.
Speaking at the latest ceremony at Murtala Mohammed Square on Saturday, Governor Uba Sani disclosed that the distribution of free fertiliser in Kaduna State is ‘’one of the most extensive fertilizer support programmes undertaken by any subnational government in Nigeria.’’
He argued that the objective of Kaduna State Government is ‘’ to ensure that escalating production
