The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Thursday, announced a plan by his administration to give interest-free loans to 27,600 rural women in the state.
This was as the governor, on Thursday, flagged off the 2023 fertiliser sale and distribution to farmers in the state, warning against diversion.
Alia said his administration had procured 100 trucks of inorganic fertiliser to be distributed to farmers in all the 23 local government areas of the state.
He said the flag-off was part of his administration’s efforts to cushion the effects of the economic challenges being experienced by Nigerians.
“For the 2023 farming year, since we are already deep into the season, what we have done is the immediate procurement and distribution of 100 trucks of inorganic fertiliser, amounting to 60,000 bags to be distributed to our farmers in all the 23 local government councils of the state. The number would go up in the future.”
Promising to tackle all forms of criminality in the state, he added, “We are also against those who create fear in our people, including orchestrating false alarms, to make them abandon their farming activities. While we are prepared to defeat the enemies of our state and our people, we solicit your understanding and peaceful co-existence amongst farming communities.”
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Nats Adzuu, commended the governor for his efforts at ensuring that fertiliser was made available to Benue farmers at a subsidised rate.
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