Katsina Distributes 19,0996 Bags Of Fertiliser To Farmers

Katsina State Govern
ment has distributed 19,096 bags fertilisers to farmers in Malumfashi Local Government Area at subsidised prices of N1,780 per bag for the 2015 cropping season.
Alhaji Ibarahim Bako, the chairman, local distribution committee, Tuesday said 88 bags of fertiliser were allocated to each of the 217 polling units across the 12 wards in the area.
Bako advised the ward level distribution committee members to be transparent in the sales as government intended to cushion the hardship faced on farming inputs.
He appealed to the farmers to ensure judicious use of the fertiliser in order to boost food production.
He explained that the present administration of Governor Aminu Masari, planned to increase the quantity of fertiliser next season in view of the population of farmers in the state.
The Head of Administration and Finance, Malumfashi Local Government, Alhaji Dikko Bala, said proper logistics were put in place to ensure that the commodity reach only genuine farmers irrespective of political affiliations.
Meanwhile, some farmers have condemned the manner of compilation of beneficiaries as well as the delay in the distribution of fertilisers.