The governor said the state executive council applied for the fund to develop its agricultural sector.
“There is the availability of quality seeds in the NACGRAB genebank that farmers can plant and generate a good yield.”
Mr Chude said increasing land water productivity was critical to achieving food security and sustainable production.
Southern Kaduna is one of the largest producers of ginger in the world.
Under the scheme, the Federal Government subsidises dry-season wheat farming inputs by 50 per cent.
The NACGRAB director said the project was supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and intended to mitigate the effects of climate change in Nigeria.
According to him, the move will employ over 100,000 farmers who will be farming on over 100,000 hectares across the state.
According to him, apart from economic and social benefits, donkeys also have medicinal value.
AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
FECA says it lost endangered trees and animal species with an economic value of over N150 million to land-grabbers over the years.
