By Olayinka Owolewa

Sen. Saliu Mustapha, (Kwara Central Senatorial District) has introduced a subsidised tractorisation programme to boost mechanised farming and enhance agricultural productivity in the state.

This initiative is part of  Mustapha’s efforts aimed at boosting farming efficiency, reduce manual labour, enhance crop yields as well as drive economic growth and food security in the state.

As part of the programme on Monday, the senator, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development, distributed tractors to the four local government areas of his constituency.

This latest intervention came just a week after he distributed several units of tractors to farmer groups and cooperative societies in the state, reinforcing his commitment to grassroots development through agriculture.

The senator’s media assistant, Nasif Sholagberu, said the initiative tagged “Turaki Sagbedoba” is designed to support smallholder farmers and strengthen food production across rural communities.

“This distribution is part of the senator’s commitment to leveraging his legislative position to bring agricultural dividends directly to the people.

“It also fits in perfectly into the Renewed Hope Agriculture Development Programme of President Bola  Tinubu,” he said.

Sholagberu said that Mustapha, a first-term lawmaker, has established himself as a champion of food security and rural development in the senate.

He explained that his strategic initiatives to bring agriculture-focused interventions to his constituency are timely, given the current economic challenges and rising food prices.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Chioma Ugboma