The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the agricultural revolution embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is yielding desired fruits.

The minister stated this on Monday in Birnin-Kudu near Dutse, Jigawa when he inspected Malam Alu Integrated Agro and Allied farm complex.

The complex also housed a 50-metre-high pole, hoisting the Nigerian flag – the tallest flag pole in Nigeria and the second tallest in Africa.

Mohammed said the integrated farm project with full automation soilless tomato greenhouse, poultry, fish pond, dairy and fertilizer blending plant was a clear testimony to the success of the Buhari’s agricultural revolution.

“At least, two programmes of this administration, the Anchor Borrowers Programme and the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, have succeeded in revolutionising agriculture in Nigeria.

“For those who may not remember, the Federal Government inaugurated the anchors borrowers programme in Nov. 2015 through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to help boost the nation’s agricultural sector.

“Today, that programme has catalysed the production of such crops as rice, maize, wheat and tomato, just to name a few, boosted local production and reduced heavy importation

“Then, there is the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, which is aimed at stimulating local production of NPK fertilizer by reviving moribund fertilizer plants and the local blending fertilizer industry.


“This has helped in making fertilizer available to Nigerian farmers at affordable prices and saving 200 million dollars in Forex and N60 billion in budgetary provision for fertilizer subsidy, and of course creating thousands of jobs in the process,’’ he said.

The minister said many farmers across the country had taken advantage of the programmes to create the kind of massive farm as the Malam Alu agro and Allied farm.

He said the Federal Government’s initiatives coupled with the ingenious programmes of the state government had made Jigawa a shining example of the success of the agricultural revolution.

“I implore other farmers and other states to take advantage of the anchor borrowers programme and the presidential fertiliser initiative to revolutionise agriculture in their areas,’’ he said.

Speaking on the tallest flag pole in the complex, the minister said the initiator of the project, Farouk Adamu used one stone to kill two birds by showcasing successes in agriculture and tourism.

“He is not only showcasing success in agriculture, he is also helping to make Jigawa a choice destination for tourists by erecting the tallest Nigerian flag pole in the country.

“This is good thinking for which I commend him,’’ he said

The minister said the fact that the state government had succeeded in making Jigawa one of the most peaceful states in the country, showed monumental achievement spanning agriculture, tourism and security.

The Jigawa Governor, Badaru Abubakar said the Buhari’s agricultural revolution programme had impacted positively on the development of the state.

He disclosed that Jigawa was the third largest rice producer in the country, the largest producer of sesame and hibiscus and the state would soon take the lead in groundnut production

“These all happened because of the massive support we received from President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The anchor borrower programme has been very remarkable and the federal fertiliser initiative has supported our farmers to get easy access to fertiliser at cheap and competitive prices.

“Because of the massive irrigation project supported by the Federal Government, we now have planting all year round and where we have not seen water in the last 14 years, water is now flowing,’’ he said.

Speaking on the flag, the governor said he would be willing to approve the request by the Federal Government to take it over as a national monument.

On his part, the chairman of the integrated farm said he was inspired to come home to invest because of the encouragement by the Federal Government for people to invest in agriculture.

Mr Aliyu said the complex, spanning 70 hectares contained poultry with 120,000 layers, Dairy with 400 heads of cow, fertilizer blending plant with capacity of 40 tons per hour and a Green House that produced 20 tons of tomato weekly.

He said the tallest flag erected in the complex was to attract local and international tourists to the farm complex and the state.

NAN reports that the event was attended by the Emir of Dutse, HRH Nuhu Sanusi, political and other traditional leaders in the state.

In the company of the minister to the event were, the Directors-General of Nigeria Television Authority, Yakubu Ibn Mohammed, Radio Nigeria, Monsur Liman and National Orientation Agency, Garba Abari.

Others were, the DGs of the National Commission for Museum and Monument, Prof. Abba Tijani and Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, Folorunsho Coker.

https://dailynigerian.com/buhari-agricultural/

In as much as I dislike buhari let it not come to a time that we would want to appreciate what he did during his tenure

A painter of garri is 1200, a painter of theowest quality beans here is 2300, a tuber of yam is not affordable, a bag of rice is way more above minimum wage. Can somebody help check the definition of positive results.

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Aaahh! Oga!!

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Lol. Lies. How affordable is food in the market today? How much is a cup of rice, beans, Garri etc?

Kettle mouth man nah him know everything in govt sector yielding fruit ko yielding vegetable ni.

Yes, yielding fruits of hunger, Banditry, kidnapping and hyper-inflation.

Which fruits watermelon or pineapple

Whatever.

Its official: Laid Mohammed is living in a different Nigeria

Its official: Lai Mohammed is living in a different Nigeria

Ewu

At last, I join the crew of ceasing to talk about these people- it is not good for my sanity.

Must you lie all the time

Solsix:
A painter of garri is 1200, a painter of theowest quality beans here is 2300, a tuber of yam is not affordable, a bag of rice is way more above minimum wage. Can somebody help check the definition of positive results.

That's the result of Buhari's agricultural revolution...

DevilsEqual:
Its official: Lai Mohammed is living in a different Nigeria

It seems there is an alternate Nigeria Lai Mohammed is living that we've not discovered yet....

E no go beta for the APC and it's supporters.. Food and commodities are at an all time high

With the present high cost of food stuffs and food insecurity in Nigeria today? And Kastina people are eating grass to survive?

And farmers across the NE, NC and NW cant go to farm in peace again? This foolish old man must obviously be living in another planet.Oniro oshi supported by mummified zombies.

Lies will choke this old fool to unconsciousness one day.

Lol. Probably the forbidden fruits.

.....and the price of food stuffs in the market keeps Increasing by the day?

The first to comment guy is a bigger idiot than Lai Mohammed.

andyblinks05:
In as much as I dislike buhari let it not come to a time that we would want to appreciate what he did during his tenure

How can you be so thick
People are eating grass in katsina Buhari home state

A friend once told me not every body is God's child am beginning to believe that.

One thing I have come to understand about humanity is that, just like the slave trade era, if you subject a man to inhumane conditions while telling him that's the best there is, and sprinkle some religious and psychological salt on it along the way, he would end up preaching that gospel.

This is consistent with how the Arabs took African slaves, behead them, put Quran in their heads, and send them back to Africa to carry out Jihad. Or how the British flogged Bible into the heads of the African slaves.

If Liar Mohammed preaches this gospel enough, very soon, people would begin to think there has no been any administration like Buhari's.

Believe him at your own peril...










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How do you even begin to argue.... as if we live in another country.

Wonder the kinda fruit it's yielding

Shey them use lie swear for this man ?

He is definitely mocking the poor masses of their suffering and smiling lifestyle. This people have no conscience, they are happy seeing masses living in abject poverty.

Is Lie Muhammad in another country different from this same failed country where inflation is the order of the day?