The Federal Government, says that initiatives has been taken to maximize the effective distributions of agricultural inputs through the efficient implementation of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-pocket, NAGs -AP.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN, in Abuja, Ibrahim Arabi, the National Program Co-ordinator for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support, made the statement.
He said, the proposed technology would guarantee that agricultural inputs including fertilizers, seeds, and agrochemicals, among others, reached to the farmers across the country.
We are using an ICT platform delivery system to leverage the system of distribution, we are going to include the farmers and farm inputs in the system to make it an ICT treatment and transparent.”
According to Arabi, the plan was to educate farmers about the program and layout the next step for it’s execution.
The coordinator said, the inputs is affordable, and that the Federal Government has provided farmers with a subsidy of roughly 80 per cent of the product.
He further said, the Government is utilizing ICT platform to ensure that farmers receive input in smooth delivery for the 2023 farming season.
Story: Rita Bulus