Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State told a town hall meeting in Kano on Sunday that he would support no less than 100,000 youths in rice production this farming season.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting was held to mark the 2016 Democracy Day. .
Ganduje said that registration of interested youths is already in progress with a view to giving them the necessary support before farming activities begin in full.
He assured that the state government would support the youths with fertilizer, improved seeds and other necessary agricultural inputs in line with the Federal Government’s commitment to diversifying the economy.
The governor disclosed that government has purchased 240 trucks of fertilizer from Kano State Agricultural Supply Company, KASCO for distribution to the farmers.
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