Shettima flags off NADF’s 515,720-bag fertiliser intervention

•128,930 smallholder farmers in 25 states, FCT to benefit
By Gabriel Ewepu
ABUJA — Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday  flagged off the nationwide distribution of 515,720 bags of fertiliser under the National Agricultural Development Fund’s (NADF) Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP).
Represented by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, at the launch in Abuja, Shettima described the intervention as a major step towards boosting agricultural productivity, strengthening food security and improving farmers’ livelihoods in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The fertilisers, comprising urea and NPK, will be dis...