Adamawa Gov Set to Improve Food Production

The Adamawa State government is set to boost food production and ensure food sufficiency in the state through mechanized farming.

The State Commissioner of Agriculture Waziri Ahmadu, noted that his ministry will revamp the state’s feeble Agricultural Mechanization Authority.

He explained that when he came on board as the commissioner of agriculture, he inherited worn-out tractors, adding that his ministry is making serious effort to resuscitate a number of tractors and other equipment to meet the current challenges.

Ahmadu stated that in 2015, the ministry only provided about 3,000 hectares of mechanization, adding that the ministry is strenuously working to provide between 80,000 and 100,000 hectares of mechanization in 2016.