North-East farmers get N12billion farm inputs

The North-East Commodity Association (NECAS) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), has launched the distribution of farm inputs worth over N12 billion as loan to farmers in the north-east sub-region.

Speaking at the flagging off ceremony on Thursday in Gombe, branch controller of the CBN, Abdullahi Baba Isa, said over 27, 000 farmers across the north-east states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe would benefit from the programme.

He said the farmers would be provided with fertilizer, herbicides and seedlings at a subsidize rate, which they are expected to pay back in three installment after the harvest of their farm produce.

~Daily Trust.