Muhammad Kabir 
Kano State Government has purchased fertilizers worth about N6.2 billion for distribution to farmers in order to boost agriculture production in the state.
The s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, said this during an interview with newsmen in his office yesterday.
Mahmoud said 52 trucks of the fertilizers worth N1.2 billion had already been distributed to farmers in the 44 local government areas of the state, free of charge.
He also disclosed that the state government had procured 180 trucks of fertilizers worth N5 billion for distribution to the farmers at 50 per cent discounted rate.
He said the commodity was purchased from the Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO) which he said had been “re-tooled” for maximum production.
