{"id":169892,"date":"2025-07-17T09:17:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/higher-fertilizer-costs-threaten-wet-season-farming"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:20:43","slug":"higher-fertilizer-costs-threaten-wet-season-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/higher-fertilizer-costs-threaten-wet-season-farming","title":{"rendered":"Higher Fertilizer Costs Threaten Wet Season Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Farmers in Jigawa State have expressed fear of inability to go back to farm due to the higher cost of fertilizer and losses recorded during dry season farming.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the rice farmers disclosed this in an interview with DAILY POST ahead of their preparation for the wet season farming.<\/p>\n<p>They explained that many farmers will not go back to farm for the wet season farming because they are unable to recover from the huge losses suffered during the last dry season farming.<\/p>\n<p>According to Malam Musa, a farmer, \u201cwithout government intervention, it will be difficult for most of us to return to our farms for the rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fertilizer we used to buy at N40,000 is now being sold at N60,000 and what we used to buy at N35,000 is now being sold at cost of over N45,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are therefore appealing to Governor Umar Namadi to come to our aid for timely provision of agricultural inputs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>They also urged the state government to use the previous section and distribution procedure used under the Fadama office to ensure that fertiliser and other inputs reached genuine farmers at the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>Another farmer, named Auwalu Kaci said, \u201cIt\u2019s only through Fadama lll office our farmers at the grassroots level get access to the government\u2019s inputs directly without any hindrance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Farmers in Jigawa State have expressed fear of inability to go back to farm due to the higher cost of fertilizer and losses recorded during dry season farming. Some of the rice farmers disclosed this in an interview with DAILY POST ahead of their preparation for the wet season farming. 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