Farmers Affected by Bird Flu. to Be Compensated with N600m-FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has set aside the sum of N600 million to compensate farmers whose farms were affected by the bird flu outbreak. According to Dr Akinwumi

Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, about eighteen states

were affected. “So far, 300 farmers were identified as being affected from 18 states of the federation where the disease had manifested”

He made this known at a function at Tahir Guest Palace Hotel,

Kano, on Monday, during the “Training-of-Trainers on Highly

Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Workshop,” organised by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the federal government of Nigeria.

Dr AbdulGaniu Abubakar, a Director from the Ministry further stated that 255 farms were so far detected as being affected by the disease.

“One million birds have been depopulated. Our record shows that out of the 255 farms that were affected, Kano has the largest share with 158 farms affected in the 18 states,” he revealed.

He called on the government of Kano State to be up and doing in

combating the disease.

“We directed our staff at the ministry to work hand in hand with the Kano State Government in controlling the menace,” stated the minister’s representative.

Source: Leadership News