9,000 northern farmers receive inputs for wet season farming
To boost food security and promote climate-smart agriculture, the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Nigeria, with support from The Nippon Foundation, has begun distributing farm inputs to 9,000 smallholder farmers across six states: Nasarawa, Kano, Jigawa, Gombe, Benue, and Kwara.
The initiative, part of the 2025 Wet Season farming intervention, aims to increase food production, raise household incomes, and enhance sustainable farming practices.
In a statement released in Lafia, Nasarawa State, SAA Nigeria’s Communication Officer, Moses Nongoatse, said the programme is expected to indirectly benefit about 45,000 farmers through the distribution of certified seeds, fertilizers, and agrochemicals.
Ahead of the input distribution, the organisation also trained 116 frontline extension agents in the participating states, equipping them to teach regenerative agriculture and other modern agronomic techniques.
Nongoatse added that SAA Nigeria is establishing 360 community demonstration plots in 90 rural communities. These Farmer Learning Platforms will showcase sustainable practices such as intercropping, relay cropping, Urea Deep Placement, mulching, integrated pest and weed management, and soil fertility management tailored to local conditions.
