AFAN begins distribution of fertilisers to members in Kaduna

The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kaduna State Chapter, has begun purchase and sale of 140 tonnes of fertiliser to its members to boost their farm yields.“We have already sold out 80 tonnes to our members in the first phase; we will now commence the second phase,’’ the Chapter’s Chairman, Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, said in Zaria, Kaduna State on Wednesday.

He said that AFAN sold a 50kg of NPK fertiliser to its members at the Federal Government’s approved price of N5, 500.The association decided to engage itself in the purchase and sale of the commodity in order to bring succour to its members.

AFAN is always striving to ensure that farmers actively and holistically contribute their quota to national food security,” he said.

Aminu appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that farm inputs such as fertiliser would reach farmers before the beginning of the rainy season to encourage them.
He also urged the government to give farmers pesticide and farm implements at subsidised rates.