The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Kano State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) have announced that they are collaborating to restore over 10.000 hectares of degraded lands across the state.
Dr. Dahir Muhammad Hashim, the ACReSAL Project Coordinator in Kano, this known at the end of a 5-day training for drivers of Delfino plough machine, on land preparation for restoration held at Kyale community, Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state.
In his address, Hashim pointed out that the restoration programme has started with the training of the drivers that will make use of the Delfino plough machine, on the operations that will guide their activities.
“The Kano Government under ACReSAL project has identified over 10,000 hectares of degraded land that will be restored and handed over to farmers for cultivation,”he said. ‘’Apart from allotting the restored lands to farmers for cultivation, we would provide them with seeds and fertilisers with other agricultural inputs to enhance food production,”.
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The ACReSAL Coordinator added that Nigeria has committed to restoring four million hectares of degraded lands for agriculture development in which ACReSAL promised to support the restoration of one million hectares with the technical partnership of the (FAO) to restore 350,000 hectares of the land.
On his part, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Focal Person, Precious Agbeso, reiterated the commitment of FAO, an agency under the United Nations, in providing support to countries with the aim of ensuring improved food production and security.
Agbeso said that part of such efforts is the collaboration with the Nigerian government in recovering the 350,000 hectares of degraded land for cultivation in the 19 northern states including FCT.
Story was adapted from Thisday.
