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NACGRAB, Crop trust advice Kano farmers on use climate change resilient crops.
He also appealed to NACGRAB to provide more seeds for multiplication to the farmers.
Isa explained that the meeting would aveil the farmers on how to boost ,use and management of germ plasm collections for crops production.
He then restate the commitment of his state government in supporting the farmers in the area.
Some of the farmers who spoke at the meeting commended the center for the gesture.
The farmers also revealed that the multiplication of cowpea and sorghum in their various areas was successful.
The also appealed for the inclusion millet in the Germplasm.
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Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), under the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), has inaugurated the Kadawa Agricultural Mechanisation Centre in Garun Mallam Local Government Area of Kano State.
The centre is one of three mechanisation hubs established to transform smallholder farming in the state.
This paper reports that the intervention is funded by the Kano State Government, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF). Similar hubs are expected to be established in Danbatta and Gaya LGAs.
The initiative is part of a six-month extension of the five-year KSADP, which began in 2021 and now runs until December 2025. While the state government provided land for the hubs, SAA is responsible for construction and equipment installation under the project’s crop component.
Speaking at the inauguration, SAA Country Director, Dr Godwin Atser, represented by Project Coordinator, Abdulrasheed Hamisu Kofarmata, said the intervention would lift thousands of smallholder farmers out of low-productivity cycles.
Kofarmata said improved access to mechanisation would enable farmers to compete in larger markets, create jobs and strengthen food security.
He added that the hubs would also provide opportunities for youths and women in machine operation, maintenance and agro-processing.
According to him, the project is anchored on a Private Service Provider (PSP) model that integrates cooperatives and private operators to ensure sustainability.
Also speaking, Vice President (Operations) of IsDB, Dr Rami Ahmad, described the hub as a milestone that would significantly boost farmers’ productivity.
“This project is aimed at touching the lives of three million people. It is something for all of us to be proud of, as it benefits Kano State and farmers across the surrounding areas,” Ahmad said.
In his remarks, the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, said the full impact of the project would be felt in the years to come.
“From crop production, irrigation, value addition, processing, and livestock productivity enhancement to climate-resilient initiatives, the benefits of this project will crystallise over time,” he said.
A beneficiary, Mr Sagir Abubakar from Ciromawa community, said farmers under the project had collectively generated and saved N21 million.
“Out of this, N20 million has been deposited in the bank, while N1.3 million was shared among members to enable them to buy seedlings,” he said.
NAN reports that each of the hubs will provide clusters of farmers with access to modern machinery and technical services for land preparation, planting, harvesting, processing and storage.
The facilities are equipped with tractors, power tillers, planters, harvesters and threshers, operated by trained technicians.
Highlights of the event included the formal commissioning of the Kadawa hub by Ahmad, a tour of the facility and a tree-planting exercise.
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