Kano reduces farmer-herder clashes through 1,270km cattle routes

Kano reduces farmer-herder clashes through 1,270km cattle routes

The Kano State Government says it has reduced farmer-herder clashes to the barest minimum through the demarcation of 1,270 kilometres of cattle routes.

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, disclosed this on Tuesday during a briefing on the ministry’s achievements in Kano State.

Mahmoud said the demarcation had provided designated routes for livestock movement, reducing conflicts between farmers and herders across the state.

“On the issue of clashes between farmers and herders, we have recorded tremendous success.

“Our project provided a demarcated cattle route that has a length of about 1,270 kilometres across the state.

“That is why clashes between farmers and herders have now reduced to the barest minimum in Kano State,” he said.

The commissioner also disclosed that the ministry had rehabilitated several irrigation facilities to expand farmland and boost agricultural production.

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He said an assessment of irrigation infrastructure identified the need for urgent interventions, particularly at major irrigation sites.

The facilities included Jermambaka, Kadawa Farm Centre, Bunkure A and B, alongside several smaller irrigation schemes.

Mahmoud said clearing blocked channels and rehabilitating canals had restored more than 1,200 acres of previously unusable farmland.

He added that collaboration with the Federal Government and the African Development Bank-backed ATAPS project had restored another 200 acres.

“We are therefore ready to distribute these farmlands to our teeming farmers,” he said.

Mahmoud also said the ministry had developed a farmers’ database to establish the number of farmers and monitor their crop production.

He said the database would also provide information to guide the ministry’s agricultural planning and policy decisions.