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Senator boosts agriculture in kwara with 3,500 bags of 50kg fertilizer. 

AdminBy AdminJune 2, 2024Updated:June 2, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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By correspondent in Ilorin.

Saliu Mustapha flags off distribution of 3,500 bags of 50kg fertilizer to farmers. 

The Chaiman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services, and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has flagged off the distribution of 3,500 bags of 50kg fertilizer to smallholder farmers across the four local government areas of Kwara Central Senatorial District in the first phase of the exercise as part of a broader strategy to ensure sustainable agricultural practices.

Mustapha, who represents Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, made this known on Saturday during the distribution of fertilizer to members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Kwara State, individuals, and party members who are into farming, held at the playing field of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin.

At the event tagged “Empowering Kwara Central Farmers: Unlocking Self-Sufficiency in Food Production,”  the initiative aims to support agricultural productivity and improve crop yields for local farmers. 

The Senator, who added that about 1,000 pumping machines were distributed to the farmers, noted that the programme was designed to empower the farmers within Kwara Central Senatorial District to be able to minimize the challenges faced with food production and improve the quantity and quality of farm produce for the people of the Senatorial District and beyond.

“The impact of climate change and over cultivation of farmland has negatively affected the quality of the soil for farming. This has resulted in lower crop yields.

“It is important to emphasize that I personally purchased the 3500 bags of fertilizer distributed today to empower our farmers and improve their yield,”  he said.

Mustapha noted that the distribution of such a significant quantity of fertilizer demonstrates a substantial investment in the agricultural sector, reflecting a commitment to enhancing food security and supporting the livelihood of farmers to boost food production in the state. 

The Senator, who is also the Vice Chairman of the  Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory Area Council, used the opportunity to reel out his achievements in office in the last one year as a legislator, saying that the reconstruction of a one kilometer asphalt road opposite Al-Hikmah University leading to Oke-Foma link road in Ilorin West Local Government Area was facilitated for the constituency.

He added that solar-powered motorized boreholes and street lights were also installed across the four local government areas of the senatorial district to complement the state government’s effort in ensuring that the people of the state have access to safe water.

“For record purposes, the solar-powered motorized boreholes were provided at Ile Onifitila, Kankatu, Okelele Road, Ilorin East LGA,

Others are;Jato Community Ifesowapo, behind Taoheed Central Mosque in Ilorin South LGA, Itamerin Junction, opposite Alhaja Oil in Ilorin West LGA, Aloba Close, Oke Ikoyi, Oke Oyi in Ilorin East LGA, Agbeyangi town in Ilorin East LGA,

According to him, solar-powered street lights were also installed at Computer Village Challenge Area, Ilorin; and Muslim Cemetery, Oko-Olowo, among other areas and over thirty (30) communities across the four (4) Local Government Areas of Kwara Central Senatorial District.

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