Kano Reclaims 1,200 Acres Of Farmland, Targets 2,000 More

The Kano State Government says it has reclaimed 1,200 acres of farmland through the rehabilitation of irrigation facilities and is targeting an additional 2,000 acres through ongoing irrigation projects across the state.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, disclosed this during a briefing on the achievements of the ministry in the last three years.
Mahmoud said the government had also commenced the construction of a major irrigation dam at Dansoshia, which is expected to provide 500 hectares of irrigable land.
He said the dam project, which had reached 40 per cent completion, was being supported by a 14-kilometre access road to facilitate the ...