The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), has expressed satisfaction with the level of progress made so far in Dry Season Wheat Farming in Gombe State.
The head of NALDA Inspection team, Alhaji Umar Yuguda, who spoke today, January 6, during an assessment visit to the100 hectares dry season farming site in Papa area of Nafada Local Government Area, said that Gombe State was selected among the nine pilot states to kick-start the programme because of the enormous agricultural potentials of the state and the commitment of the state government under Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya towards revamping the Agricultural Sector.
“We are in Gombe to assess the level of progress made so far in wheat production, the programme which was inaugurated by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya about a month ago on Dogon Ruwa.
“We are very much satisfied with the level of progress made so far. The state government and of course the farmers are doing a great job.”
He assured the state government and the farmers of NALDA’s continued support and interventions into the agricultural value chain to stimulate the economy and create wealth for the the state and the nation at large. In his response, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Muhammad Magaji Gettado said that Gombe State Government, in Collaboration with NALDA, supported more than 200 farmers with all the needed inputs for the success of the programme in Papa alone.
He said that the state government will continue to collaborate with NALDA and any development partner that can help in unlocking the potentials and improve the well-being of the people.
NALDA had, in collaboration with Gombe State Government, embarked on dry season wheat cultivation on 200 hectares of land in Papa and Dogon Ruwa areas of Nafada and Kaltungo Local Governments respectively.
The programme is aimed at creating jobs, filling deficit in the demand of wheat and boosting the economy as encapsulated in President Muhammadu Buhari’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA).
