- Zulum emphasized that the state has the potential to export maize, cassava, sesame, and other cash crops, with the aim of achieving self-reliance
The Borno Government is actively pursuing food sufficiency and the export of cash crops and other agricultural products such as maize and cassava.
Governor Babagana Zulum announced this initiative during his visit to the Bokkoiri irrigation farm along Magumeri road in Konduga Local Government Area.
Zulum emphasized that the state has the potential to export maize, cassava, sesame, and other cash crops, with the aim of achieving self-reliance.
He further stated that the government will prioritize investment in irrigation agriculture to enhance food production in the state.
In summary, Borno State is poised to begin exporting sesame and other cash crops in the near future.
“We will subsequently change focus and invest our resources in irrigation farming for adequate food production. I assure you that we will provide the political will needed to achieve food sufficiency,” Zulum said.
He said that the scheme, covering about 20 hectares of land, aimed to produce 364 tons of maize and sesame in one crop cycle. With three cycles per year, the Koiri scheme is targeted to cultivate over 1,092 tons of maize and other crops annually.
The governor directed that the ministry expand the scheme to 300 hectares, 100 each, in the three senatorial zones.