In a bid to cushion the economic effect of the coronavirus, the Federal Government has reduced the price of NPK fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 per 50kg bag.
Chairman, Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, made this known in an address to newsmen on Wednesday.
“As part of measures introduced by Mr President to provide relief to Nigerian farmers on account of COVID-19 pandemic, the price of NPK 20.10.10 fertilizer is now N5,000 from N5,500 per 50 kg bag,”
“Based on the forgoing, we reassure farmers that all necessary preparations for the successful implementation of Mr President’s PFI are very much underway.
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“Sufficient volume of the fertilizer will be made available in time to meet the needs of Nigerian farmers for the wet season farming, despite the COVID-19 pandemic which we are hopeful will come to an end soon.”
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