Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Thursday expressed hope that World Bank-funded 495 million dollars Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) programme will revamp irrigation management in Nigeria.
Adamu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the seven-year programme was targeted at rehabilitating five irrigation schemes in five Northern states.
The schemes are Bakolori Irrigation, Zamfara; Middle Rima Valley Irrigation, Sokoto; Kano River Irrigation, Kano; Hadejia Valley Irrigation, Jigawa and Dadin Kowa Irrigation, Gombe.