Niger State Government, in partnership with a diversified agriculture value chain group, Origin Group, has taken delivery of agricultural equipment to scale up agricultural production and promote national policy on food security.
Origin Group, with its programme called Total Agricultural Support Programme (TASP) in partnership with Campo Company of Brazil, is engaging in a specialised agro-support programme with the Niger State Government.
The equipment received included 500 large-capacity tractors, 500 harvesters of varying capacities, and 1000 different agricultural and irrigation equipment and farm implements.
The programme, which was aimed at supporting 50,000 hectares of fully irrigated food production hubs in Niger State, will help the state scale up its desire to deepen food production, wealth creation, and employment opportunities for the teeming population of the state.
The landmark initiative, when fully implemented, will eradicate drudgery, including 50 percent post-harvest and revenue losses by farmers.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mal. Bologi Ibrahim, said in a statement that the Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago-led administration remains committed to the agricultural revolution, and his desire to make Niger State an agricultural hub of Nigeria is unwavering.