Former Abia governor and incumbent senator for Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, won the APC senatorial primary election for Abia North ahead of the 2027 elections.
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has distributed agricultural inputs to Abia, Kebbi and Yobe farmers.
Those who got cows are expected to sell them, keep the profit and re-invest the capital in buying new cows.
NALDA says the establishment of 109 farm estates by President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime differs from RUGA and herders’ ranches.
Buhari has directed NALDA to establish at least 108 integrated farm estates across Nigeria’s senatorial districts to boost food production.
The farm estate in Daura is the first to be built in the country by NALDA.
“We need the government to protect the lives of the citizens because it is only when there is life that we talk of food.”
“As of today, NALDA has been able to harvest over 25,000 litres of urine from over 5,000 rabbits to produce organic fertilizer.”
NALDA is pushing to cultivate its 300 hectares of land in Gombe.
The president expects graduate and non graduate youth to be part of his farming drive.
