Jigawa distributes 2.5m seedlings to tackle desertification

The Jigawa State government has flagged off this year’s tree planting campaign against desertification with the distribution of 2.5 million seedlings to the people of the state.
The state governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who stated this in Dutse, said the seedlings for this year’s programme were mainly made of economic trees.
He added that the campaign for the afforestation was meant to be fought from double fronts, hence the emphasis on nursing seedlings of economic importance, noting that as desertification was checked with the planting of trees, poverty would also be addressed with the fruit bearing trees.
“The seedlings are of economic trees that will serve several roles in the process of tackling desertification. The economic trees are going to be used in demarcation of grazing routes and will also be a source of livelihood.”