By Omotayo Edubi
Kaduna State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (KD-CARES) has begun the distribution of agricultural inputs to 4,882 poor and vulnerable farmers across the state.
The Programme Coordinator, Mr Badamasi Musa over the weekend in Kaduna on Saturday said that the support was under Result Area 2 (RA 2) of the programme.
Musa explained that the RA 2 was designed to increase food production, food security and safe functioning of food supply chains in the state, being implemented by the FADAMA programme under the Ministry of Agriculture.
He said that the programme was designed by the Federal Government to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the poor, vulnerable and economically devastated farmers due to COVID-19.
He added that a total of 16,640 poor and vulnerable farmers across the state, would benefit under the result area, designed to uplift their means of livelihood, and lift them out of poverty.
“A total of 4,882 poor farmers will benefit from agricultural inputs and services support, while 4,250 will benefit under labour-Intensive agricultural infrastructure.
“No fewer than 7,580 poor and vulnerable famers will also benefit agricultural assets for production and mitigation of food loss and waste,” he said.