Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina state Tuesday formally launched the 2026 Fertiliser Gross sales and Distribution programme to farmers at Malumfashi native authorities space.
The launch marks one other step within the administration’s dedication to strengthening agriculture, guaranteeing meals safety, and bettering farmers’ livelihoods throughout Katsina state.
Governor Radda introduced that fertiliser can be bought at a closely subsidised charge of N25,000 per bag.
“From the very starting of this administration, we made a transparent dedication that agriculture will stay a prime precedence, and that our farmers will proceed to obtain well timed and significant assist,” Governor Radda stated.
He famous that the administration sustained final yr’s effort to ship fertiliser earlier than the wet season. This yr, the programme has been strengthened additional.
“We’ve gone additional to strengthen and decentralise the distribution system to make sure that entry is expanded and that each real farmer advantages straight,” the governor stated.
The governor added that the distribution will happen throughout 6,652 polling items statewide. Funtua Zone will obtain 60 luggage per polling unit. Katsina zone will obtain 50 luggage per polling unit.