400 Bauchi Farmers Benefit From FG’s Wheat Initiative

With increased efforts
by the present administration to boost food production and curb poverty in the country, 400 registered farmers have been recorded in Bauchi State as beneficiaries of the Wheat Value Chain Initiative of the federal government under the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) Scheme.
This was disclosed by a Director in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Alhaji Mohammed Yusuf during a recent interview in Bauchi with The Tide  source.
According to him, each farmer received three bags of fertilizer and improved seeds to enhance their production.
Speaking on the inputs distributed through the GES scheme, Yusuf explained that the cost of the inputs per farmer in the open market is N16,600, but each beneficiary paid only N6,150, while the government paid the remaining N11,350.
The Director further stated that the ministry had also given the farmers technical support with proper monitoring to ensure the success of the set goals of the wheat value chain.
He noted that the support was part of the government’s efforts to boost wheat production.
“The federal government came out with the wheat value chain initiative to assist farmers with inputs and create market for their products .
“This is with a view to boosting productivity and enhancing economic status thereby reducing dependency on importation.