Jigawa state is expecting a bumper harvest of 1.5 million metric tonnes of rice in this year’s farming season.
Governor Mohammadu Badaru Abubakar made this known at the weekend, shortly after inspecting some wheat farms in Auyo Local government area.
He explained that last year on general average, rice farmers in the state realized about 4.5 metric tonnes per hectre while those in engaged in government supported cluster farming scheme got seven metric tonnes per hecter.
On wheat production, Badaru said the state was expected to have a yield of 125,000 metric tonnes in this farming season on the average of three tonnes per hecter.
He pinpointed that in order to provide a ready made market for the farmers, his government had commenced discussion with the Flour Mill Association of Nigeria being a major off taker of wheat in the country.
According to him, the feat recorded in the production of the two cereals was not unconnected to the training given to the farmers by government on the best agronomy practice.
The improvement in farmers productivity had created a window for competitiveness since high yield would be recorded after spending little on production, he said.
“We expect to have 1.5 million metric tonnes of rice at the end of this year’s both dry and raining farming seasons. We also hope produce 125,000 metric tonnes of wheat in this year’s dry season farming.”
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