{"id":1835,"date":"2026-04-21T23:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:18:16","slug":"a-new-dawn-for-farmers-katsina-governor-launches-subsidised-fertiliser-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/lifestyle\/2026\/04\/21\/a-new-dawn-for-farmers-katsina-governor-launches-subsidised-fertiliser-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Dawn for Farmers: Katsina Governor Launches Subsidised Fertiliser Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
A New Dawn for Farmers: Katsina Governor Launches Subsidised Fertiliser Programme<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n

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On a bright Monday morning, April 20, 2026, the dusty fields of Malumfashi Local Government Area became the stage for a promise fulfilled. There, amidst farmers who had long awaited such a moment, Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, officially launched the 2026 Fertiliser Sales and Distribution Programme\u2014a move designed to breathe fresh life into the state’s agricultural heart.<\/div>\n
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For Governor Radda, this was no mere ceremony. It was a pledge kept. \u201cFrom the very beginning of this administration, we made a clear commitment\u2014that agriculture will remain a top priority, and that our farmers will continue to receive timely and meaningful support,\u201d he told the gathering. And this year, the support came with a price that felt almost like a gift: each bag of fertiliser would be sold at a heavily subsidised rate of just \u20a625,000.<\/div>\n
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But the governor\u2019s vision went far beyond discounting. He announced that the distribution system had been not only sustained from last year\u2019s success but also strengthened and decentralised. Across all 6,652 polling units in the state, fertiliser would reach farmers directly\u2014no middlemen, no diversions. The numbers told the story: Funtua Zone would receive 60 bags per polling unit, Katsina Zone 50 bags, and Daura Zone 45 bags. Additionally, ten large-scale farmers per ward would each get ten extra bags to boost production.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis eliminates middlemen, reduces diversion, and ensures that fertiliser gets directly to those who need it most\u2014the farmers,\u201d Radda declared.<\/div>\n
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Yet fertiliser alone, he stressed, could not transform agriculture. So his administration had woven a wider safety net. Hand-powered tillers had been distributed to ease backbreaking labour. Tractors and modern implements now roamed the state\u2019s farmlands. Over 3,000 tube wells were being drilled free of charge to ensure year-round water access. Last year, 4,000 solar-powered pumps were given out; this year, an additional 4,000 gasoline-powered irrigation pumps had been provided across 361 wards, alongside liquid fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides.<\/div>\n
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The governor had also procured six tube-well drilling machines, three air compressors, a cutter suction dredger, and an amphibious swamp buggy excavator\u2014machinery destined to dredge and rehabilitate small earth dams, expanding irrigation capacity even further. Improved seedlings, too, would soon be available at subsidised rates.<\/div>\n
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Perhaps most inspiring was the investment in the future. \u201cCurrently, 361 young men and women are undergoing training in modern farming, agro-processing, and agribusiness,\u201d Governor Radda said. \u201cThey represent the next generation that will drive agricultural transformation in our state.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Earlier, the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Lawal Aliyu Shargalle, described agriculture under Governor Radda as a \u201crenewed engine of hope.\u201d He noted that not a single farming season had passed without direct fertiliser support since the administration began. He also revealed a partnership with the Community Development Programme (CDP) to ensure transparency\u2014every bag tracked, weekly reports submitted to the governor.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Kamaludden Kabir, the CDP Coordinator, praised the governor\u2019s consistent investments. He recalled the distribution of over 4,000 hand-powered tillers and more than 4,000 solar-powered irrigation pumps. Even in the face of banditry that had cost the state many farming cattle, these interventions had turned the tide, making farming easier and more accessible for ordinary people.<\/div>\n
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The Chairman of Malumfashi Local Government, Hon. Muntari Abdullahi, added his voice, thanking the governor not only for the timely fertiliser but also for restoring peace, creating jobs in education and health, and showering developmental attention on Malumfashi. \u201cThe various projects and facilities provided have had a positive impact on the lives of our people,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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As the sun climbed higher over Malumfashi, the message was clear: Katsina was planting more than seeds. It was planting hope.<\/div>\n

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