The Nasarawa State government says it is working towards acquiring 10, 000 hectares of land to fully key into the federal government’s food security programme.
This was disclosed by Governor Abddullahi Sule in Lafia, the state capital at the weekend.
The governor said the state had been identified among those that would play a key role in achieving the food security agenda of the federal government.
President Bola Tinubu stated in January, 2024 that the federal government would cultivate about 500,000 hectares of farmlands to combat hunger in the country.
Governor Sule said Nasarawa State was expected to cultivate 10,000 hectares of land for the production of a chosen crop.
He said he had prevailed on the State Executive Council to come up with a modality to acquire the required land for the project.
“We are considering deploying our available resources as well as the resources that would come as a result of the project. The executive council has to take the decision about developing the 10, 000 hectares of land,” he said.
He disclosed further that the National Agricultural Land Development Agency (NALDA), through the traditional council, had already supported 100 poultry farmers and was getting ready to support another 500 across the state with farm inputs.
