The inputs distributed to the trained farmers included liquid fertilisers, Knapsack sprayers, seeds, agrochemicals, and fish and poultry feeds.
Nigeria has emerged as the fastest-growing country in global pizza consumption.
Mr Zulum also tasked the committee to identify and document the grazing reserves and their current status in Borno.
Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has temporarily banned the sale and distribution of food items and other farm produce in Niger to other states in Nigeria.
The permanent secretary described the level of poverty in Nigeria as alarming
“The level of poverty in Nigeria is alarming. An estimated population of 88.4 million people in Nigeria is living in extreme poverty,” said the government.
The federal government said it trained 250 farmers in Taraba.
A ‘long slate’ of ‘Titus’ (mackerel) now sells for N105,000 against N78,000 for which it sold last year.
Mr Ekpang said the state has several investors interested in the agricultural sector of the economy.
‘’Nigeria has the land, the water and the people to do what it is supposed to do.’’
