Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, says farmers abandoned
thousands of hectares of farmland in the state in 2020, due to incessant
attacks by bandits.
According to NAN, the governor said this on Thursday in
Katsina at the launch of the 2021 wet season farming for maize.
He said in spite of disruptions caused by the attacks, the
farmers recorded good harvests.
He added that more than 1.2 million jobs have been created
in the the last five years through agriculture, adding that the programme “has
supported the efforts in bringing back the lost glory of the agricultural
sector”.
“For maize production, from 2016 to 2019, there has been an
increase in the hectares cultivated during the periods. In the last five years,
the state has generated 1.2 million short term jobs, for one to six months, and
249,551 long term jobs from six months and above were created,” the governor
added.
The governor pledged that his administration will continue
collaborating with development partners in agriculture and continue to ensure
that farmers have access to farm inputs.
On his part, Abdulmumini Kabir, the Emir of Katsina who was
represented by Lawal Bagiwa, commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and
the farmers’ association for the successes recorded.
He urged the government to step up efforts against banditry
and kidnapping, in order to protect farmers and other citizens.
“I hope security agents will do more to enable farmers go
back to their farms and plant crops,” he said.
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