The Federal Government, on Thursday, announced the completion of 22,308 hectares of irrigation projects, adding that the projects had been handed over to farmers for food production.
It also announced further development of irrigable areas totalling over 15,000 hectares, adding that this would be handed over to farmers by the end of the third quarter of 2024.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, who disclosed this at the ongoing 30th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Water Resources and Sanitation in Abuja, said the projects would help in tackling the food crisis across the country.
