By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.
Nigerian farmers can produce enough food for domestic consumption and feed other countries if given more support from the federal government especially when the present administration’s policies on agriculture remained active.
Alhaji Usman Dan Gwari,a Kano based large scale farmer made this known in an interview with our correspondent during a visit to his kwanar Dangora rice farm, adding that Nigeria is blessed with conducive and fertile lands that suits all categories of crops depending on the topography of every section.
He noted that ” the present administration is always working selflessly towards the progress of agriculture but our only problem is lack of implementation of policies that are meant for the Nigerian farmers which is a great slap to the agriculture” He lamented.
Alhaji Usman Dan Gwari called on the new minister of agriculture and rural development to bring out more techniques that would enable the farmers to multiply their production like what is contained in the ministry’s master plans for food production so as to promotes national economy through agriculture.
In conclusion, Dan Gwari commended the All farmers association AFAN under the leadership of Architect Kabir Ibrahim for steering the affairs of the association selflessly and in accordance with the regulations and laws that government the establishment of the organisation since his election as national president.
