The FADAMA III Additional Financing in Niger has announced that it had spent N197 million on the rehabilitation of irrigation dam in Edozhigi community of Gbako Local Government Area of the state.
This was made known, on Monday, by the Communication Officer of FADAMA III in Niger, Baba Shaba, during an interview with journalists, in Minna.
He explained that the entire irrigation scheme was 870 hectares of land, consisting of primary and secondary canals and only 140 hectares had been rehabilitated.
Shaba said that the irrigation scheme would assist farmers in the area to cultivate about 20 hactares of rice for dry season farming before the end of January.
He advised the farmers in the areas to take advantage of the irrigation dam to improve upon dry season farming, so as to have all- year-round harvest of rice.
Shaba added that FADAMA III had spent three million naira to purchase milling and stoner engine for women in Edozhigi, as part of the efforts to empower them to become self-reliant.
According to him, the milling and stoner engine would be used to add value to their farm produce and process them before selling in the market.
