Governor
Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the recruitment of
additional extension workers to increase manpower and expertise in the
wheat value chain in the state.This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the
Governor on Media and Public Affairs, Imam Imam in Sokoto on Tuesday.“Those to be employed are university graduates and holders of
national diploma in agricultural science, agricultural economy, crop
science and related disciplines.”It added: ”Having introduced wheat to farmers in the state, the
government will continue to show keen concern for its development.“Eighty persons will be employed in the first phase of the recruitment, with more to follow in due course.”Those to be employed will aid wheat farmers to make informed
decisions especially as they engage with companies buying their products
after harvests.“The overall objective is to ensure that we achieve the ratio of one
extension worker to 500 farmers. As such, more people will be employed
in subsequent phases of the recruitment exercise.”The statement further quoted Tambuwal as saying that the extension
officers will also lead the consultation with farmers and the various
business concerns who have shown interest in partnering with the
government to develop agriculture in the state.According to the statement, the extension workers will be trained in
latest trends in the business and will play a key role in efforts to
modernise the agricultural sector in the state.The statement said the government would continue to engage farmers
with a view to increasing yields and tackling challenges that may arise
in the sector.The state government had in 2016, trained 115 workers on modern
agricultural extension services, to provide agricultural extension
services to farmers in the 23 local government areas of the state.
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