FG distributes agricultural Inputs to farmers affected by flood, targets 382,208 beneficiaries

Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, who is also the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council (NFSC), says no fewer than 382,208 farmers affected by flood in 2020, across Nigeria will get free farm inputs provided by the Federal Government .

Bagudu disclosed this in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday at the National flag off of the distribution of the free farm inputs .

Bagudu, who is also the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, mentioned the items to include assorted seeds, seedlings, pumping machines, agrochemicals, sprayers and other related inputs .

The Kebbi State Governor also said that , those engaged in livestock production will benefit from the invaluable gesture of the Federal Government through NEMA

Bagudu stated that , the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), assisted by other collaborating partners had already duly registered all the beneficiaries.

Also speaking, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Saadiya Umar Faruk said “Today’s event is a culmination of a follow up commitment to the initial emergency relief items distributed to the affected persons in the aftermath of the 2020 floods.

According to the Minister, the intervention was approved to provide emergency agricultural inputs specifically to further support farmers that lost their crops as a result of the destruction of their farmlands and the cutting off of access to croplands during the flood disaster.