Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched the Irrigate Nigeria Project, a transformative initiative designed to enhance mechanised farming and enables farmers to achieve three farming cycles annually at TIAMIN Rice Farm, Udubo, Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The project is being jointly implemented by NASENI and the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund (RHIDF), with the participation of the private sector, in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to fully empowering and enabling Nigeria’s private sector.
In his welcome remarks during the launching ceremony on Saturday, NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, who stressed the project’s potential to revolutionise Nigerian agriculture, explained that the initiative will enable farmers to have three harvests in a year compared to the traditional single season harvest
According to him, “the goal of Irrigate Nigeria is to transform Nigeria’s agriculture through the provision of sustainable irrigation systems that empower farmers to achieve year-round farming, and by extension, increased productivity and reduce food prices”.