Some agriculture experts have called for increased advocacy against farmers’ misuse of agrochemicals.
The governor said the state government would also monitor utilisation of the inputs by farmers.
The AFAN chairman said that smallholder farmers contributed much to food production and food security in the country and should be empowered.
The fresh discoveries could augment an ongoing criminal probe of Abdullahi Ganduje’s governorship administration, which included the infamous bribery video from 2018.
Farmers in Abia North Senatorial District have pleaded with the government at all levels to support them with farming tools to increase food production in the zone.
Some farmers in the South-East have decried the high cost of fertilisers, noting that they have resorted to other sources of manure for their crops.
