The Kaduna State Project Coordinator for the Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS Project), Yahaya Aminu,
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. Photo: TWITTER/GOVKADUNAThe Kaduna State Government, along with some stakeholders in the agricultural subsector, on Thursday concluded a two-day on-the-spot assessment visits to some wheat farms in the state aimed at evaluating their yields.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during the visits the team evaluated the level of yield of the ‘Norman Block’ wheat variety in selected farms at Galma, Alhaza and Magada villages in Zaria and Makarfi Local Government Areas. x
Other farms visited were in Bizara, Gangara, Mashigin Kaya, Maraban Rido, Kangimi and Kaduna Garden.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hajiya Halima Lawal, said the visits were to evaluate the level of performance and yields of the wheat variety, following the application of modern and improved techniques.