NADF, in collaboration with the Yobe government, launches an emergency onion farmers intervention programme.
NADF, in collaboration with the Yobe government, launches an emergency onion farmers intervention programme.
By Yusuf Bukar Biriri.
The Nigerian Agricultural Development Fund ( NADF), in collaboration with the Yobe state government and National Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria ( NOPPMAN), has flagged off an emergency intervention programme for vulnerable onion farmers in Yobe state.
Speaking at a launching ceremony, Governor Mai Mala Buni noted that the government is fully committed to agricultural development in Yobe state.
Represented by the commissioner for agriculture and natural resources Alhaji Ali Mustapha Goniri, the governor assured that his administration took a giant step towards revitalising the agricultural sector.
“As you may be aware government drew a line towards making the potentialities of the agricultural aspect so easy for Yobe farmers, saying these were done through the provision of adequate and timely agricultural inputs Buni said”
He further stated that during the 2024 and 2025 farming season, the government distributed multi-billion naira implements, including certified seed, tractors, power tillers, trashers, and solar-powered water pumps, among others.
Buni charged onion farmers to utilise the gesture judiciously to improve onion productivity and availability not only in Yobe but in Nigeria as a whole.
The Governor reaffirmed that only in Yobe were tractors worth over billions of naira distributed to farmers for free.
In his remarks, the executive secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund, Alhaji Muhammad Habu Ibrahim, said the intervention is part of the federal government’s unwavering commitment to supporting vulnerable farming communities across Nigeria, particularly those affected by recent flooding and other climate-related shocks.
Represented by Mika’il Haruna Daya, the intervention directly benefited over 20 thousand onion farmers towards the recovery initiative of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Read Also: Taraba Governor Kefas joins APC
The executive secretary stated that the onion value chain remains one of the strategic agricultural subsectors contributing significantly to livelihoods, nutrition and rural economic development.
According to him, the National Agricultural Development Fund recognises the struggles of farmers in states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Yobe and Borno who bore the brunt of these disasters.
NADF, in collaboration with the state government and other stakeholders, has designed a targeted emergency intervention aimed at restoring production capacity, strengthening resilience and ensuring that farmers can return to their fields without delay.
Habu Ibrahim assured the readiness of the fund to continue to work closely with state governments to monitor the implementation and provide additional support required.
Speaking on behalf of the onion farmers association chairman, Yobe state chapter, Alhaji Bakura Suleima, expressed gratitude to the state government under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni for the prompt intervention.
