NALDA to Give Tractors to Farmers for 2021 Wet Season

NALDA to Give Tractors to Farmers for 2021 Wet Season

James Emejo in Abuja

The Executive Secretary, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Prince Paul Ikonne, has said the agency is prepared to provide tractors to farmers at no cost for the 2021 wet season farming to boost food security in the country.

He had earlier assured on the provision of infrastructure, farm mechanisation, farm inputs and other logistics to the farmers as part of measures to create jobs, generate wealth and ensure food security in the state and the country at large.

He said the move was in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari that the authority should commence activities to guarantee food security and job creation in the country.

He said the tractors would be provided for farmers in Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Katsina and Niger states.

The tractors, according to him, will help in land preparation during the 2021 wet season farming in the selected states.

A statement from NALDA’s Project Engineer, Mr. Dennis Wallat Dateer, further enjoined interested farmers to contact NALDA Coordinators in the affected states for details of how to access the tractors.

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