The Zamfara State Executive Council has approved ₦6.271 billion for the procurement of 100 tractors, farm implements and the establishment of an Agricultural Mechanisation Hub in Gusau.
The approval was granted during the council’s 13th meeting following a memorandum presented by the Commissioner for Agriculture.
Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mahmud Muhammad Dantawasa, said the state would procure 100 tractors of different capacities alongside trailers, disc harrows, disc ploughs and disc ridgers under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope National Agricultural Mechanisation Programme.
He said ₦6.251 billion was approved for the equipment and construction of the Agri-Hub, while ₦20 million was earmarked for documentation and implementation logistics.
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According to the government, the mechanisation programme is being implemented through the Bank of Agriculture with participating states accessing agricultural machinery at a 40 per cent subsidy.
The Agri-Hub will provide mechanisation services, equipment maintenance, farmers’ training, commodity aggregation, storage facilities, extension services, market linkages and digital financial services.
The tractors will operate under a pay-as-you-service model to enable farmers access affordable mechanised farming while ensuring sustainability of the programme.
Council also directed the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to allocate between two and five hectares of land in Gusau for the project.
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