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News - North West - Kano Updated: September 01, 2022

FG Hands Over 7, 521 Rehabilitated Hectares Irrigation System To Kano Farmers

By A'isha Ahmad
September 01, 2022
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The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has handed over twelve rehabilitated Irrigation systems; totaling 7,521 hectares’ scheme under the Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority to farmers in Kano River Irrigation Scheme.

The rehabilitation was possible through funding from the World Bank-supported Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project.

Speaking while handing over the irrigation systems on Wednesday, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, said the Kano River Irrigation Scheme (KRIS) is amongst the five existing irrigation schemes being rehabilitated and expanded by the present administration.

The minister said 25 sectors, which covered a total area of 7,521 hectares, have been completed and handed over to farmers so far.

He said in line with the principles of the TRIMING Project, Water Users Associations were supported with workers managing the sectoral offices, towards achieving proper operation and maintenance of the irrigation systems.

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 “The contribution of Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority’s management towards the performance of the management transfer process, which is from Government controlled to farmer managed is impressive.

“This will guide future decision of Government in involvement of other RBDAs in transferring the management of irrigation systems from Government owned and controlled, to farmer managed system.’’

Earlier, Managing Director, Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Maamun Aliyu, said the significance of irrigation farming system cannot be over stressed, adding that the project is laudable.

He said the handing over is an opportunity for farmers to contribute their quota towards all-year farming and socio-economic development of the country.

The National Project Coordinator, TRIMING Project, Peter Manjuk, said it is an ambitious intervention of the Federal Government to provide facilities for dry season farming of about 37,000 HA in five schemes.

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