Obiano’s Govt Distributes Farm Input To Farmers In Ekwusigo, Ihiala Council Areas

Farmers in Ekwusigo and Ihiala Local Government Areas have received their share in the ongoing distribution of farm input to farmers across Anambra state through the state Ministry of Agriculture.

Correspondent Emmanuel Okonkwo reports that input distributed to the farmers were, cassava stems, maize, tomatoes, liquid fertilizer, and okro.

At Ekwusigo council area, input was distributed to farmers as planned by the state Ministry of Agriculture, while in Ihiala, distribution of the input was postponed to next week as turn up of farmers in the area was very poor.

The Leader of the input distribution team from the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Joseph Igbokwe, explained that the gesture was part of Governor Willie Obian’s led administration efforts towards ensuring food security in Anambra state, and encouraged Ndi Anambra to venture into agriculture, as it is the surest way out of poverty and food scarcity in the state and Nigeria at large.

Receiving the input on behalf of Ihiala people, the Chairman of Ihiala Local Government Area, Mr Jude Obi, thanked Anambra state government for counting his local government worthy for the largesse, and promised to make sure that no farmer is left out during the distribution of the items, even as he appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture to fulfill its promise of adding bags of rice seedlings to their own input.

Ekwusigo Farmers who spoke to the ABS including Mr Cyprian Udeagbala, Mrs Chibugo Nwuba, and Mr Emeka Iguilo thanked Anambra state government for remembering them in this farming season and expressed hope that the input will help them in no small measures to farm for both consumption and commercial purposes.

Ihiala Farmers, Mr Augustine Ebigbo and Mrs Veronica Onyeme, while appreciating Governor Willie Obiano for the gesture, called for equitable distribution of the input in the area, as they alleged that most farmers could not receive any of the items in the previous distribution exercise as they were inequitably shared.