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Kwara Rice Farmers Lament Delay In Supply Of FG’s Subsidised Inputs

by Abdullahi Olesin
10 months ago
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Kwara Rice Farmers Lament Delay
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Rice farmers in Kwara State have lamented the delay in the supply of agricultural inputs through Agro-pockets initiative approved for them by the federal government.

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The coordinator of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in the state, Mal. Mohammed Salihu expressed the frustration of the rice farmers by some agro dealers contracted by the government to supply the inputs.

Salihu, who spoke exclusively with LEADERSHIP in Ilorin, Kwara State capital said: “We’re disturbed by the delay in the supply of the inputs by some agro dealers to the beneficiaries as planned.”

He, however, praised the federal and Kwara State governments for approving the agricultural inputs for 2000 rice farmers in the state, saying that the inputs will improve food production and ensure food security in the country.

He called for the introduction of a strategy devoid of bureaucratic bottleneck to  ensure timely delivery of the inputs and get rid of wrong beneficiaries.

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Salihu appealed to the federal government to incorporate indigenous agro-dealers in the supply of the inputs or channel the inputs through the commodity association to ensure efficiency in implementing the programme.

He also urged the government to decentralise the work of service providers to the state level to prevent duplication and the sending of token text messages to the wrong beneficiaries.

He said the farm inputs distributed would be helpful to all farmers irrespective of their status, expressing satisfaction with the quality of branded fertilizer, seed, chemicals, organic fertilizer and pesticides received by farmers to improve their productivity.

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“The redemption of 25 percent of the total cost of the input by the beneficiaries while the government pays the balance is a commendable effort,” he said.

He, however, appealed to government at all levels to consider making the inputs intervention totally free for farmers in order to accommodate more beneficiaries, adding that larger number of the  farmers live below poverty line and cannot afford to pay the 25 percent if accommodated.

 


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