No fewer than 25,200 smallholder farmers across five North-West states have begun receiving 100,800 bags of fertilizer under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP), with Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, Katsina State Governor and Chairman of the North-West Governors’ Forum, insisting that strict measures be enforced to prevent diversion and ensure transparency in the distribution process.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony for the distribution programme, Radda said strict monitoring mechanisms had been put in place to ensure transparency, accountability, and that only genuine farmers benefit from the intervention.
According to a statement issued by Ibrahim Kaula Mohamed, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Katsina State, the programme is being implemented under the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security.
Radda disclosed that the intervention would see the distribution of 100,800 bags of fertilizer to 25,200 verified smallholder farmers across the North-West region, with Katsina State receiving 20,160 bags for 5,040 farmers.
He described the initiative as a strategic intervention designed to improve agricultural productivity, strengthen food systems and uplift smallholder farmers across the region.
