Niger Government has approved the distribution and sale of 20, 000 tonnes of fertilisers to farmers for the current farming season, Alhaji Nuhu Dukku, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, says.
Dukku made the development known to newsmen in Minna on Wednesday.
“The Niger State Government has signed a Memoranda of Understanding with Morris Fertiliser Company in Minna to supply the 25 local government areas fertilisers.
“The fertilisers will be sold to farmers at the government approved price of N5, 500 per bag,” he said.
The commissioner said the sale was a Public Private Partnership arrangement to enable farmers to get the commodity at a subsidised rate.
He said the measure would help farmers increase their farm yields and make the prices of foodstuffs to drop.
Currently, the commodity cost between N6, 000 and N7, 000 in the market.===NAN
