By Abdulra’uf Sufyanu
Farmers In most of the eleven local government areas of Funtua Senatorial District in Katsina State Are now back to their farms for the 2026 wet farming engagements.
This is due to heavy down pour recently in the area.
Investigation by our correspondent showed that despite the high cost of farm inputs the farmers are trooping to their farms to plant various crops..
While discussing with some farmers expressed fear of planting crops that requires large fertiliser inputs due to high cost of fertilizer, seeds and insecticide.
According to them, farmers are desperately in need of government intervention for bringing down the prices of farm inputs for the small and medium farmers for bumper harvesting as well as food security across the nation.
On the issue of insecurity affecting some local government areas in the state, farmers appalled to the government and other security agencies to redouble their efforts towards tackling the menace especially in the areas of Matazu and Musawa respectively.
According to them, if the issue is not tackled surely the farmers in the areas would not have courage and opportunity to plant on their farmlands which may result to economic backward in the state and the nation.
