Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced a subsidy on petrol prices for farmers in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency.
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Daily News 24 reports that the governor made the announcement on Friday evening in Bama town while flagging off the distribution of farm inputs to over 5,000 farmers who were previously displaced by insurgents.
Zulum stated that petrol, which costs between N1,000 and N1,200 per litre in Maiduguri, will be subsidised to N600 per litre for the farmers. He explained that the initiative aims to ease the financial burden on farmers and boost agricultural productivity in areas severely impacted by conflict and infrastructural damage.
The governor highlighted the success of a similar programme implemented in Damasak, Mobar Local Government Area, last year, noting that it significantly increased food production and improved the livelihoods of the beneficiaries.
