The Kano State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), disclosed that the process of restoring hectares of degraded lands across the state has begun.
The ACReSAL Project Coordinator in Kano, Dr. Dahir Muhammad Hashim, disclosed this at the end of a 5-day training for drivers of Delfino plough machines on land preparation for restoration held at Kyale community, Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state.
Hashim pointed out that the Kano Government, under the ACReSAL project, has identified over 10,000 hectares of degraded land that will be restored and handed over to farmers for cultivation and agriculture development.
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He assured that the restoration program has started with the training of the drivers who will make use of the Delfino plough machine on the operations that will guide their activities in restoring degraded land to improve food production.
The ACReSAL coordinator added that they would provide farmers with seeds and fertilizers and ensure that trees are planted on the lands to address deforestation and climate mitigation, apart from allotting the restored lands to farmers for cultivation.
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In his remark, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Focal Person, Precious Agbeso, reiterated the commitment of FAO to providing support to countries with the aim of ensuring improved food production and security, and that such effort is the collaboration with the Nigerian government in recovering degraded land for cultivation in the 19 northern states, including FCT.
He explained that the Delphino machine is specially produced for operations like land restoration very quickly and diligently, adding that the machine is totally different from the common tractor that is used for plowing and cultivation, among others.
