Zamfara farmers to get 148,500 bags of fertiliser
The federal government has reduced the price of NPK fertiliser from N5,500 to N5,000 per 50kg bag, representing a 9.1% cut in price.
Muhamad Badaru, governor of Jigawa, disclosed this to journalists in Dutse, the state capital, on Wednesday.
Badaru, who is the chairman of presidential fertilizer initiative (PFI), said the gesture is part of palliatives introduced by the federal government to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic to farmers and other end-users.
He assured farmers that sufficient quantity of the fertiliser would be made available in time for the wet season farming, in spite of the pandemic.
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“As part of measures introduced by Mr President to provide relief to Nigerian farmers on account of COVID-19 pandemic, the price of NPK 20.10.10 fertilizer is now N5,000 from N5,500 per 50 kg bag,” he said.
“Based on the forgoing, we reassure farmers that all necessary preparations for the successful implementation of Mr President’s PFI are very much underway.
“Sufficient volume of the fertilizer will be made available in time to meet the needs of Nigerian farmers for the wet season farming, despite the COVID-19 pandemic which we are hopeful will come to an end soon.”
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The chairman said PFI had also concluded plans for the production of compound blends of NPK 20.10.10 fertiliser.
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