Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday flagged off the distribution of 150 trucks containing 90,000 bags of subsidised fertiliser to farmers across Kano State, saying the intervention is aimed at boosting food production, creating rural jobs and strengthening food security.
The governor said the fertiliser would be distributed across the state’s 44 local government areas and 484 wards, with each local government receiving an average of three truckloads, while each ward would have about 70 beneficiaries.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the 2026 Gida-Gida subsidised 50kg fertiliser distribution programme in Kano, Yusuf said the initiative was part of his administration’s sustained investment in agriculture over the last three years.
According to him, the intervention aligns with the government’s development blueprint aimed at modernising agriculture and improving the livelihoods of farmers.
He said the 90,000 bags of fertiliser, currently selling for about N50,000 per bag in the open market, would be sold to genuine farmers at N25,000, representing a 50 per cent subsidy jointly funded by the state government and the 44 local government councils.
To ensure transparency in the exercise, Yusuf announced the constitution of state and local government distribution committees comprising representatives of security agencies, anti-corruption bodies, civil society organisations, farmers’ associations and relevant ministries.
The state committee is chaired by the Commissioner for Agriculture and includes representatives of the police, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Department of State Services, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other stakeholders.
He said each local government committee would be chaired by the council chairman and include district heads, agricultural officials, security agencies, legislators and farmers’ representatives.