By Sani Shu'aibu, Kano
Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, KSADP, says it has budgeted N10, 934, 005, 270 for the 2022 fiscal year.
This was made known by the State Project Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Garba Muhammad in a statement made available to Newskeeper, Tuesday, By the Communication Specialist of the Project Aminu Yassar in Kano.
The statement stated that, The financial plan was approved late Monday evening, during a meeting of the project’s Steering Committee, Chaired by the State Deputy Governor and Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna.
However, Mr Yassar statement explained that, The Project Coordinator said the lion share of about nine percent of the total money was budgeted for crops and legumes value chain interventions, for small holder farmers across the state, to be conducted with technical cooperation of Sasakawa Africa and KNARDA.
Although he did not give specific details of the budget, he mentioned that “A substantial amount was set aside for development of 1,000 hectares of land at Watari Irrigation Project, expected to impact at least 4,000 farmers”.
"The budget entails a Cattle and small ruminants fattening schemes with 50 percent matching grants. This is in addition to a small ruminants breeding scheme," the statement added.
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