*Says 50,000 rice farmers received FG support to boost yield
By; SULAIMAN AHMED MISAU, Katsina
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has flagged off the aerial spraying exercise against Quail birds and other pests affecting crops annually ahead of 2024 farming season in the state.
Speaking during the programme held at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina, Governor Radda disclosed that more farmers in the state are now receiving support from the federal government to boost their farming activities.
He said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed that, “About 50,000 identified rice farmers across the state have received federal government support to boost their activities”.
Appreciating the federal government for providing the chemicals and the spraying jet to be used for the spraying exercise, Governor Radda hoped the aerial spray would be sustained in the state.
The governor who regretted the damages and losses caused by quail birds and locusts to Katsina farmers, said the spraying exercise is a routine one conducted, among other measures, to ensure safe farming activities in the state.
