This was disclosed in a statement by the Executive Secretary of FEPSAN, Gideon Negedu, stating that the association has been having different challenges such as adulteration of fertilizer by some corrupt blenders.
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He said the effort would ensure its affordability, increased production, self–sufficiency, easy access to products by the farmers, and achieve food and nutrition security.
According to investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria, this has led to scarcity of the farm input thus negatively affecting agricultural productivity in the state.
Bege said the state government had entered into an agreement with two companies, Flour Mills and TAK Fertilizer, as the major suppliers of the commodity to farmers in the state.
Briefing newsmen on the development at the end of State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to Governor David Umahi on Investment, Prof. Ogbonnaya Chukwu, noted that the plant, which has been fully installed, would turn out its first bags of fertilizers the next day.
Zakari said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lafia.
One of those who participated in apprehending the trailer, Malam Yusuf Mohammed, said the trailer was caught shortly after loading 600 bags of fertilisers from a government store along Maiha Road