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Nigeria: Gboko Farmers Criticise Fertiliser Distribution

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Leadership (Abuja)

24 July 2008
Posted to the web 24 July 2008

Farmers in Gboko, Benue State, have criticised the way fertilisers were distributed in the area, saying many of them did not get the commodity.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the quantity of the product supplied by government was inadequate .

A competent source at the Divisional Agriculture Office in Gboko, told NAN that 19,200 bags of fertilisers were required to meet the needs of farmers, but only 12,000 were supplied.

Chief Ayakpam Fakanga, a farmer in Gboko, decried the development, saying it would affect agricultural production in the area this season.

Mrs Victoria Uvaa, another farmer, said the sale of the commodity was not properly conducted.

She said that she was in the queue for two days without getting the opportunity to buy the product.

Mr Ature Ucho, the Chairman of the farmers association in Gboko, said there was the need for the state government to establish a fertiliser blending company in the area.

He said such a development would help to solve the problem of fertiliser shortages in the area.

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