Farmers under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase One (ATASP-1) in Adani-Omor Staple Crops Processing zone have hailed the federal government for recent approval of 75 per cent subsidy on agro-inputs.
The 75 per cent subsidy on agro-inputs for ATASP-1 farmers is under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP) of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Under the new 75 per cent subsidy package, profiled farmers under ATASP-1 who received SMS Codes (or e-token) will pay between N47,500 and N52,100 depending on their location.
The benefiting farmers have to collect 50kg of NPK, 50kg of urea and 50kg of organic fertilizers, four litres of agro-chemicals and maize or rice seeds.
At the Lower Anambra Irrigation Project, LAIP office, Omor in Anambra weekend, Mr Emeka Mmadubuko, a lead farmer from Ifite-Ogwari community, expressed joy after collecting his inputs, saying that the current subsidy had shown that federal government cares for farmers.
Mmadubuko, who travelled from far distance with some farmers in his area for the redemption exercise, said: “I am very happy. In fact, ATASP-1 has done well and God will continue to bless them.
“At least with these inputs, I am certain that I will apply fertiliser very well on my rice farm and the yields will be greater and I will make greater profits.
“I sincerely thank the federal government for this subsidy program. It will go a long way to ease the pains of average farmers who could not have afforded these inputs,” he said.