"Kebbi Governor Boosts Food Security, Inspects Potato Farms for Enhanced Production".

 By Umar Faruk Birnin Kebbl 

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to improving agricultural production, emphasizing its crucial role in ensuring food security, income generation, economic growth, and societal wellbeing.

During an inspection visit to potato farms in Gulumbe on Tuesday, Governor Idris stated, "My administration has provided agricultural inputs and fertilizer to farmers free as an encouragement to cultivate more yields which shall be sustained." He also highlighted the importance of dry season irrigation farming, noting that "Kebbi is blessed with bumper harvest this season."

The Governor commended the District Head of Gulumbe, Alhaji Aminu Abubakar Dangaladima, for promoting the adoption of new potato farming methods among local farmers. He also praised the farmers for embracing innovation, saying, "The government concurs that abundance of food is the foundation of wealth, peace and security of the people which is our target."

In his welcome address, the District Head of Gulumbe, Alhaji Aminu Abubakar Dangaladima, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Governor for personally visiting the potato farms and supporting the farmers in his community. He assured the Governor that farmers in the area have wholeheartedly adopted the improved potato planting techniques introduced by the government.

Governor Idris directed the Commissioner for Agriculture to immediately provide farmers with fertilizer. DanLadi Gulumbe, a potato farmer and beneficiary of the state government's support program, expressed gratitude to the Governor for providing improved cassava seeds through the Ministry of Agriculture.

DanLadi stated that with sustained government support, farmers in Gulumbe could meet the state's cassava needs and contribute significantly to national food security. He appealed to the Governor for additional assistance, specifically in the provision of fertilizers and insecticides.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Shehu Mu'azu, reported that the Residual Moisture Crop Production scheme has benefited 15,613 farmers, with 15,000 hectares cultivated under the scheme. The program aims to empower farmers and maximize agricultural productivity in the state.

The Commissioner announced that the Ministry has sourced potato vines, fertilizer, and insecticides, with fertilizers procured and ready for immediate distribution. "By tomorrow, all participating communities will receive their allocations," he said.