He said the initiative aimed to catalyse farming activities and nutrition security in line with President Bola Tinubu’s emergency declaration on food security.
Mr Aminu said that the initiative was deployed during the last dry season wheat and rice farming in the state.
The programme was carried out based on the needs assessment of the people.
“We already started discussing with investors to be able to rebuild the abattoir in Jos.’’
Kenyan President William Ruto has called on African leaders to adopt strategies to make fertilizer affordable and accessible to farmers.
Mr Yahaya said Gombe has abundant arable landscape and human resources that could be harnessed to support the food security efforts of the federal government.
Mr Lavi said the investment was expected to completely change the region’s agricultural outlook.
The decision has been made in consultation with the Meteorological Department, which has confirmed that the rains will subside in coming days.
IRC is extremely concerned about escalating food and nutrition insecurity in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.
The National Council on Climate Change says the federal government is committed to reducing its carbon footprint.
