Bauchi State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barrister Yakubu Kirfi says the state government is giving laudable support to all categories of farmers to boost farming activities in Bauchi.
Barrister Kirfi made this known while presenting a paper on the contribution of agricultural sector of the state towards self reliance and national development to members of senior course forty one of the armed forces command and staff college Jaji.
The Commissioner said the support are in the areas of agricultural entrepreneurship development projects, provision of agricultural inputs, and training of farmers on special innovations among others.
Represented by the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics in the Ministry, Mr. Ayuba Ishaya, Barrister Yakubu Kirfi stressed the need for all stakeholders to give more support to the sector for socio-economic development of the country.
Some of the participants who spoke at the session appealed to the state government to collaborate with relevant bodies for the improvement of its agricultural activities.
WikkiTimes reports that the state in recent years has performed relatively poor in agriculture, which experts say is linked to lack of government support.
There are several government schemes such as the Anchor Borrowers meant to support farmers with resources and modern ideas to boost food production, but such schemes are marred by corruption, poor implementation, and inadequate sustainability measures to allow them to linger.
