Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has flagged off the Niger Foods corn harvest, this is in line with a bid to achieve his feed the nation agenda through mechanized Agriculture.
The Governor, who was at one of the corn farms of Niger Foods along Minna-Bida road, flagged off the harvest using a combined harvester.
He was filled with delight, stating that there are more than 100,000 hectares of corn fields of Niger Foods spread across the State highlighting, that 100 combined harvesters have been deployed across the farms.
He added that the use of the combined harvesters would reduce losses between 80 and 90 per cent even as the State is expecting about a million metric tonnes of corn this year aside Rice, Soya bean, Sesame, Guinea corn and Millet.
The Governor, thereby called on the State Task Force for Price control to immediately come up with measures that would curtail the activities of aggregators that stockpile food items in their warehouses which he said often lead to hike in prices of food items.
Consequently, Governor Umaru Bago has visited the Emi Guye community around the farm, where he interacted with the people.
He directed that some basic amenities such as water and solar energy be provided to the community and other adjourning communities.
Meanwhile, the Village Head of Emi Guye, Alhaji Usman Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the people, appreciated the governor and commended the Governor for his development strides in the state.
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