Kebbi: N-HYPPADE doles out 130 power tillers machines to farmers.
From : Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), has given out no fever than 130 units horsepower power tillers to farmers in Kebbi State as part of efforts to strengthen mechanized farming and enhance food security. The equipment were handed over to beneficiaries in Birnin Kebbi on Friday during a ceremony attended by officials of the commission, state government representatives, and community leaders. Speaking on behalf of the Managing Director of N-HyppadeC, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, the Special Adviser on Technical Matters to the Commission, Prof. Yasir Abubakar, said the intervention was in line with the agricultural priorities of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. “The distribution reflects our commitment to easing the burden of manual labour and expanding access to mechanisation for farmers in hydroelectric power producing areas." He said. He said further that the initiative falls un...