The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has inspected the Makurdi Irrigation Project under the Lower Benue River Basin Authority, emphasizing that it highlights the present administration’s commitment to boosting food production through irrigation and dry-season farming to achieve food security in the country.
Briefing newsmen during the inspection tour, the minister revealed that 3,000 hectares of land have been allocated for dry-season farming, with 1,200 hectares specifically designated for irrigation purposes, while the remaining 1,800 hectares will be used for the World Bank Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) project.