Also, the Agric Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria, Sokoto Branch, Abdullahi Farouk, said that the Central Bank’s Anchor Borrower Scheme was designed to transform agricultural potentials of the country.
“We have decided to come here, because Tunga will be the main production centre of seeds, from Kebbi to Sokoto states and even part of Niger Republic.“We are aware that farmers come here to buy seeds, that is why we have chosen this location to breed the seed so that we can share better seeds to our farmers for better yield, and get them out of poverty” Mr Farouk said.
“With this programme, we hope to bridge the gap between production of onions in Nigeria, which stands at about 1.4 million metric tons per annum.