The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has distributed farm inputs to farmers in Plateau State as part of efforts to boost food production and strengthen national food security.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, represented by Mr. Gukas Kizito, the ministry’s Director of General Services, presented the items to beneficiaries on Thursday in Jos.
Kyari said the distribution aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritizes food security as a national emergency.
“By this exercise, the federal government is supporting small-scale farmers with essential inputs and equipment to enhance productivity and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” he said.
The distributed items include pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, improved seeds, water pumps, and other farm essentials. They will be shared through commodity associations, cooperative groups, farmers with special needs, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the state.
Kyari assured that the ministry would continue to introduce initiatives to support farmers nationwide.
Earlier, Mr. Kenneth Watlik, the Plateau State Coordinator of the ministry, said the inputs would go to 25 commodity associations and farmers’ groups, warning beneficiaries against selling them.
“We will conduct strict monitoring, and anyone found diverting the items will be prosecuted,” he cautioned.
The Permanent Secretary of the Plateau State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Nengak Yilkudi, commended the federal government for the intervention, noting that it supports the state’s plan to make agriculture its key economic driver.
