The National Programme Coordinator, FGN/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, Dr Fatima K. Aliyu made the disclosure during the presentation of cheques for crop insurance claims for flood-affected rice farmers in the 2022 season in Bida, Bida Local Government Area of the state.
According to him: “Because we are in the era of climate change, these problems may continue to occur and this emphasises the importance of insurance and the need for rice farmers to insure their lands. However, efforts are on to sustain and intensify inter-agency collaboration beneficial to farmers in the country.”
He explained that cheques worth N14m were distributed to the farmers who were victims of natural disasters in the state. Presenting the cheques to farmers on behalf of the state governor, Alh Abubakar Sani Bello, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Agriculture Development, Dr Idris Usman Gbogan, urged farmers to use their money judiciously.