Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation has flagged off the 2023/24 dry season farming in Benue State. The Federal Government targeted 500,000 hectares irrigable land in 2024.
The minister said that President Bola Tinubu had directed the ministry to ensure that the 500,000 hectares irrigable land was maximally put to use in 2024.
Utsev said all the 12 River Basins in the country will be fully utilised in 2024 in line with the renewed hope agenda of the president. Most of the basins were partly commercialised for the purpose of boosting the country’s food production and economy.
He said that the 1,500 hectares of land at the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi farm located at Mbaku community would not be enough for irrigation farming in 2024.
He reiterated the ministry’s commitment to deliver on its mandate and called on investors to invest into the country’s water sector.
Minister flags-off dry season farming in Benue
