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He quoted President Buhari as saying that one of the most crucial modern implements required to till the ground to aid farmers to realise bountiful harvests were farming aids like tractors.
He said several tractors are currently being refurbished through the partnership arrangement amongst the trio of Machine & Equipment Consortium Africa (MECA) in partnership with NASENI and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL).
He said: “President Buhari was eager to see that the tractors were deployed to farmers before the next farming season”
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to deploy all refurbished tractors to farmers to boost agricultural activities in the country.
The Vice Chairman of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, told State House correspondents that the president gave the order when he updated (Buhari) him on the activities of the agency at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.
Haruna stated that the presidential directive was in line with the Buhari administration’s efforts to revamp the agricultural sector.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari had on Dec. 29 assured Nigerians that his administration would keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year by ensuring food security through mass agricultural activities across the country.