Nwaorisara Kanu
, Gombe state.
Gombe state governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has said his administration is ready to key in and take the lead in the national livestock transformation plan and any other programmes that will boost animal production, farming activities and guarantee food security in the state.
Governor Yahaya also noted that his administration has already come up with workable policies and plans that will endear agriculture to the people of the state in one push to create jobs and address issues of unemployment and insecurity. He stated this on thursday when he received the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alh. Sabo Nanono, who is on a two day working visit to among others, inspect the famous Zange- Wawa Grazing reserve and other Agricultural facilities in readiness for implementation of numerous programmes and initiatives to enhance agricultural value chain.
“Gombe state has 23 grazing reserves with over 238,000 hectares of land,we will strengthen partnerships with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture for the overall development of agricultural activities in the state.
” Gombe as an agrarian state has vast potentials, we will continue to prioritise agriculture and take the sector to the next level” he said.
Meanwhile Minister of Agriculture, in an earlier remark promised to make Gombe state a model in livestock production through the establishment of a grazing reserve equipped with a school, veterinary clinic and other facilities that will enhance the value chain.
“As a national asset, agricultural production in the country is worth over 30 trillion Naira, translating into 17 per cent of the nation’s GDP”.
The Governor in company of the minister proceeded on inspection tour to the moribound Gombe State ADP Seeds Processing Plant and Federal College of Horticulture Dadin kowa and to Wawa-Zange Grazing Reserve in Dukku Local Government Areas.