August 03, (THEWILL) – The group, under the aegis of the Association of United Farmers Benue Valley (AUFBV), has praised Governor Hyacinth Alia’s policy thrust on promoting agriculture in Benue state. A news conference, held at NUJ House, Makurdi, on Saturday, noted that the Alia administration granted subsidies for farming inputs and directed sales directly to farmers through cooperatives. He called for the involvement of traditional rulers in the distribution of farming inputs as it will reach various council wards for the purpose it is meant. He thanked the president of AUFBV for voicing out the alleged sharp practices during the distribution of inputs by Government officials. He assured the journalists will give adequate publicity to the conference so the outside world to know the efforts of Governor Alia and the challenges people within the system are causing to discredit it.

Source: Ethiopian News August 03, 2024 18:07 UTC