The Niger State Government has begun receiving the delivery of 300 tractors, as promised by Governor Umaru Bago, from John Deere Ltd.

The procurement of 300 tractors is a demonstration of Governor @HonBago’s commitment to achieving his food sufficiency programme in Niger State.

Good progress, but are the farm safe enough

good one my home

We will reach there.... It require more steps

AnonPoet:
The Niger State Government has begun receiving the delivery of 300 tractors, as promised by Governor Umaru Bago, from John Deere Ltd.

The procurement of 300 tractors is a demonstration of Governor @HonBago’s commitment to achieving his food sufficiency programme in Niger State.

Are the farm safe from bandits and killer herdsmen

Is time for every state to invest in Agric and Security heavily....

Am happy for them and the country

Way to go!

I hope Gov Bago will do more. There are so many things to put in place with regards to agriculture. Niger State has a crazily vast arable land; one of the top food baskets of the nation. If the nation was serious, we should have passed this level of subsidizing mechanization for our farmers. But, baby steps. Better late than never. The state should be working towards creating agricultural hubs and adding value to their produces.

Bago is a good governor, judging by the steps he has taken so far to tame food inflation in his state. I remember some id!ots dragging him for banning food export from his state. Fuuls that their state governments doesn't give a hoot are the ones always loud about other states affairs.

Tinubu needs to step up to curb insecurity so our farmers can be free from banditry and kidnapping. Nigerians are not lazy; we only lack the needed support system and thriving environment.

Other state governments should follow suit. SW governors should wake up a beg. Only Ekiti and Lagos are doing great with agricultural revolution. Other should step up. In fact, there's a need to for the SW governments to form a coalition to traject the region as an agricultural hub. This is why I miss Akeredolu. Despite his flaws, he would have spearheaded the agric revolution like he did with Amotekun.

That said, when will you (I mean YOU) start asking your state governor about his input regards the agricultural revolution? Na the same FAAC your governor collect that Bago is using to mechanize his state farmer oooo.

Our leaders are jokers. Do you mean 300 or 300k because if we are serious about agriculture I don't understand what 300 tractors can do in a state as big as Niger state o. Even the useless FG is singing 3,000 tractors every year when we have over 20m farmers and vast farmlands. Our leaders still lacking ambition towards moving this nation forward.

This is a serious government initiative, not sharing 2kg of rice calling it empowerment

Better

Oyo State
Seyi Makinde

Where are you?

callthefred:
Our leaders are jokers. Do you mean 300 or 300k because if we are serious about agriculture I don't understand what 300 tractors can do in a state as big as Niger state o. Even the useless FG is singing 3,000 tractors every year when we have over 20m farmers and vast farmlands. Our leaders still lacking ambition to move this nation forward.

The worst thing is they may not share it equitably. They may reserve it for party card holders only or give it to rent seekers.

Some people are trying to build three flyovers at 20-something billion Naira each.

Good What about security?

These are the type of the updates we should be receiving .
Agriculture is one of the sectors that can transform the country’s economy ( I’m talking about mechanized farming with digital farming tools) .
Days ago, I found out that the current minister of agriculture doesn’t even have any background in agriculture. Dude studied business administration.
Now tell me, how do you want someone who doesn’t have the prerequisite knowledge in a field to know how tackle the problems of the sector ?

AnonPoet:
The Niger State Government has begun receiving the delivery of 300 tractors, as promised by Governor Umaru Bago, from John Deere Ltd.

The procurement of 300 tractors is a demonstration of Governor @HonBago’s commitment to achieving his food sufficiency programme in Niger State.

I hope this is true though

The funny thing is that 4 years from now, these same tractors will still not be shared.

This is what we need...

Where will they use the tractors Has the Governor combated the insecurity that has overrun his state

JagabanB:

Boko Haram is ravaging Nigerîà, that's the idea South Africans and other people have about Nigeria, is Boko Haram ravaging everywhere?
That's the answer to your question.

More than 50% of Niger state is currently under the control of bandits. Areas like Suleja and Sabon Wuse is now a haven for refugees fleeing their villages. The few who are farming are paying taxes to these bandits. Even the governor came out recently (last year) to lament about his state now being overrun

Share tractors to farmers so they can farm food for cattles

Hunger dey make person smart...even government is starting to recognize the masses are are about to revolt.

NairalandForumo:
I hope they have tackled bandits before farmers will start paying ransom to collect their tractors back from bandits

Kai we are in a difficult situation in Nigeria. As much as ur comment sound funny, it's the obvious truth

that's a great move.



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

Now you're talking

The journey to food sufficiency starts with little baby steps the Governor of Niger state is taking.
Nigeria won't attain food sufficiency by sitting in your house,typing all day on the internet and raining abuses on all the tiers of Government.
God bless Governor Bago of Niger state for taking the raging bull of Hunger in Nigeria by the horn and trying to find a solution to it.
Like I keep repeating every time I post, Nairaland should be the bastion of intellectual jaw jaw on how to drag Nigerian out of its present situation.
I read a suggestion above on the steps Government should take now since it's pushing Nigerians to go back to the farm.
The issue of buying up excess farm produce must be quickly tackled before the farmers start the process of planting their crops.
Also security is paramount,I have said it numerous times on the need to resolve the issue of the Farmers and herders clashes all over the country.
Resolving that crisis will solve more than 40% of the Nations security issues and 80% of the hazards the farmers face securing their crops.
Last time I suggested it on Nairaland I was thoroughly insulted by some individuals, but I will repeat it again,The Federal Government should as a sign of Goodwill set aside nothing less than 50 Billion naira as a loan to the herders to accquire land and start their ranching business,it should be repayable over a period of 20-30 years.
There are a lot of interventions given to farmers every year in Nigeria,but I have never read of any form of subvention to the cattle herder,solve the issue and see Nigeria move quickly to being prosperous.
Finally Government must be consistent in it's policy,like someone said above we have gone through many agricultural revolution that always lead nowhere.
From Operation Feed Nigeria in 1978 by Military Dictator,Gen Obasanjo to the Cassava Revolution by the same President Obasanjo 20 years later as a civilian,or is it President Jonathan wheat Bread Revolution that crashed landed before it even started,or several state intervention like the Coconut farm plantation by Gov Fashola,the Rubber plantation started by Governor Duke of Cross River state,many ideas just died off even before they started, Government must be consistent in its policy.
I really pray Nigeria gets it right this time
God bless Governor Bago
God bless Nigeria.

Good move.
Make the environment better for farmers and watch them farm with joy and peace of mind.

KOGI state are you there?

This is what should have been done ages ago, transforming to mechanized farming is sacrosanct for us.