….Announces ₦500m Cash Support for Vulnerable Residents in Five LGAs
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the 2026 wet farming season with the launch of a 50 per cent subsidised fertiliser scheme and the distribution of free agricultural inputs to 120,000 smallholder farmers across the state.
The programme includes the sale of 200 truckloads of NPK fertiliser at half the prevailing market price, alongside the distribution of free agrochemicals, certified seeds, knapsack sprayers, water pumps, bicycles and post-harvest storage facilities to boost food production and improve farmers’ livelihoods.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony held at the Kwaya Kusar Main Stadium, Zulum said the intervention was aimed at strengthening agriculture, enhancing food and nutrition security, creating jobs and improving the socio-economic wellbeing of residents.
