The Benue state governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has flagged off the distribution of one hundred trailer load of NPK fertilizer for the 2023 cropping season at a 50 % subsidy to farmers at the rate of N12,500 per bag.
The one hundred days in office committee of the Alia administration says, opposition political parties will each get a trailer to help in food production.
Governor Alia while flagging of the distribution in Makurdi says, going forward, the flag off will be done in April to enable early cropping season but farmers must maximize the opportunity to improve food production.
The Governor pegs the price per bag at N12,500 as the state bears a 50 % cost, with a charge to maximize the opportunity.
The chairman of the governor Alia one hundred days in offices committee, Mister Moses Tuleh say, the administration has also set aside a trailer each for opposition parties to allocate to their members for all round farming as food production is beyond party politics.
