Distributing the farm inputs to the farmers in Benin, Hajia Karima Babangida, Director, Federal Department of Agriculture, Abuja, said the effort was to ensure food sufficiency in Nigeria. xBabangida added that 150 smallholder farmers were selected from each of the benefitting states to cultivate one hectare of rice farm each. The state Director of Edo FMARD office, Mr Wellington Omoragbon, thanked the Federal Government for providing series of agricultural programmes to empower farmers in the state. Acting Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Agriculture, Peter Aikhuomobhogbe, commended the Federal Ministry of Agriculture for the kind gesture. Also speaking, the state Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr Emmanuel Odigie, thanked the government for the inputs.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 02:15 UTC