Kano State government has set aside N200 million to purchase excess wheat produced by farmers the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has announced.
Ganduje said this while inspecting tonnes of wheat harvested from various farms, stored at a government warehouse at Maganda Store in fagge Local government area on Friday.
He said the government is willing to encourage the wheat farmers to boost their productivity and to protect them from incurring losses, arising from unforeseen market forces and ecological factors.