In its continued efforts to enhance agricultural activities for food production and rural economy, Katsina State Government has said plans are underway to inject over 30 billion naira into agricultural mechanization.
The state Governor, Dikko Umar Raɗɗa, disclosed this while addressing newsmen shortly after his return from one month vacation.
Raɗɗa, who proceeded to China at the end of his vacation to explore ways of moderinizing agriculture in his State, said part of the amount would be utilised for the setting up of agric. mechanization centres in each local government area.
The Governor said he would tour the three zones of the State to get first-hand information from the people on how best they want to be served.
In terms of insecurity, Raɗɗa assured the people of the State that his administration is working to recruit additional members of the State’s secured outfit, ‘Community Watch Corps’, and deploy them to some local government areas I. order to boost their security.
