The Member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency, Hon. Mansur Manu Soro, has distributed a total of 2,566 bags of NPK fertiliser for 2024 dry season farming in his constituency.
Speaking at the flag-off Tuesday, Soro said the intervention was aimed at supporting dry season farmers with free fertiliser, tractors and other implements to boost food production and ensure the availability of the same in the area and Bauchi State by extension.
The lawmaker said, “The agricultural intervention is independent of the rainy season support we had institutionalised in Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency on an annual basis, in which an estimated 15,000 bags of fertilisers, tractors, among other farm implements, were shared to farmers free of charge.”
Manu Soro recalled that in November 2023, he launched the free distribution of fertilisers to dry season farmers, the first of its kind in Darazo-Ganjuwa Federal Constituency in Bula irrigation farmlands of Gabarin ward, Darazo LGA, where about 2,000 farmers benefitted, “To consolidate on the gains, the federal lawmaker flagged off the distribution of 2,566 bags of free NPK fertiliser (15-15-15) to dry season farmers in the constituency.
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“This followed the successful enumeration and clustering of the farmers conducted weeks back in the 17 wards of the federal constituency where irrigation farmlands are cultivated,” he said.
Similarly, the lawmaker also launched the 1st batch of 150 units of the luminous solar street lights (Wakatec brand of 100 watts) for installation at 150 targeted Tsangaya schools in DGFC.
He said, “Our resolve to prioritise public places for the solar installation lies in the need to ensure maximum use of resources for the greater number of our constituents.
“None of our solar lights should be installed in a private space. The 2nd batch of the installation of 128 units of solar lights is due in the middle of January 2025.”
Manu Soro called on the beneficiaries, comprising farmers and Tsangaya schools, to make good use of the interventions.
Some of the beneficiaries commended the lawmaker for the gesture, which they said would further augment what they were able to do during the last rainy season.
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