Kayode Araba
Thus, in an effort to revive the agriculture sector in the seven North West States, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator (Dr) Barau I. Jibrin, CFR, has announced his plans to raise 558 young farmer millionaires this farming season this year.
Under a program tagged: Barau Initiative for Agricultural Revolution in the North West (BIARN), three young farmers will be selected from each of the 186 local government areas of the seven states that comprise the North West geopolitical zone: Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara.
Barau stated that each beneficiary will receive N5 million to invest in farming during this season. The total sum of N2.79 billion will be disbursed to the beneficiaries.
However, this was made known to the news men during press briefing at the National Assembly on Thursday, he said BIARN was established to boost the agricultural sector towards attaining food security in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR’s Renewed Hope Agenda
Senator Barau said food security is paramount and at the top of the agenda of progressive nations globally. Without it, you are insecure at the individual, family, local government, state, and country levels.
Therefore Barau noted that to change the narrative and harness the enormous arable land across the seven North West states, I have developed the initiative of empowering 558 young farmers in the North West geopolitical zone for the first phase of the programme.
He said Barau Initiative for Agricultural Revolution in the North West (BIARN) programme aims to use the vast arable land in the geopolitical zone to restore its agricultural prominence and achieve food security also Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), is partnering with a relevant national financial institution to implement this programme.
