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Tuesday. October 2, 2012
Sokoto to enhance Sugar cane cultivationl From Rolkiyol A. Muholmmrod,
Sokolo 011.010 ISOIK oftheslate:s
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In Nlgcru where sup!" cane for consumption is produced In Ihe roun lly. though oo ted 10 have. high polcnllillin Sugar c::anc: production, al prC:Scl1t II Is primuily produced by smaU scale (;amo:nin lhe:- s talo:.
Suprcanc IS one of 1M major crops being produced In the Fadam. areas of the "ale and is mainly grown In Binjl, Gwadabil~, ~bbe.
TambuWiLl. Yaoo and
Wamakko local government areas
ofthcA,te. One: of the rumen In Sokolo, Ali who hu been into ruming for dme to two dKade:s AId the: " late
has Inge llCH of r:uhiY:1ltabk land suitable for the prodoction of sugar
cane, adding. -The upper pan of II young one is CUI inlo pieces The OJI anel are then bjd down horlzonlallylnlo a watered furrow ohbom 6lnche:s deep and coverW wilhloOl-
lie said this WI plant could grown up to " mclltn .... U and it (;oks about
eight months 10 m#ute
and bt> rndy (or culhncion lind com-umplion Iddinllh.ll~ many processes orsugar ane produclion make 1\ tulQng. Ilewd m051 OrlM lupcane gro...-cn in the 51-ale do nOI have enough money 10 hill' II\.: KrVices of olhen who could as.51S1 Ihem In Ihe culllniion. adding. ~The moll' lhe JH='Oplt working on Ihe farm, lhe fasltr II is and tht su~ art produc.ed:
more
• Sug;u anecultlvation In Sokoto ISO bunches of sugar cane. olher bunche$. Th~ of 200 bunches go for
vchkl~ lake 200
belween NllO,OOOand NI30,OOO; hcswed
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Ah i.lld -aoolho concern of many of !he sugar cant fumcn In
Sokolo,lalt i$ lhallhcydo nol gel the fertilizer sold by goYnnmenl adding lhal thtre art over 3,000 wlar cane dealenln the 5lII1e. ChainnMl of the SuglfC'll1e dealcn AucKbouon ofSokoco, BeUo Ilado who bas b«n In the I:x.Wne5$ for over- 17 ~an saying ever)' mornmg. ovu 20 vchlde ~ds o f Jupr ClIne are taken 10 Ka.suwar DaJI marut in the Ilale where Sup.rane btmn~ IdeJ ~ ~We pacbge the lugarnne 10 In , bunch and lell a bunch belween NSOO 10 N7SO. People come wl!h vthidcs lhat could lake
from villages. Vt'hida come to load s ugarcane to various local goVl!m mmt areas In the ItlllC.~
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5Cious repairs lhough efforts done by the Slate govc:mmenlto repair Ihe arn is nol enough as il ea:>ily ~ bad bca.tae ohht bad nature ofthepbce.
We package the sugarca ne 10 in a bunch and sell a bunch between N500 to N750. People come with vehicles that could take 150 bunches of sugar cane, other vehicles take 200 bunches
BdIo said. ~Very early in Ihe morning those who mukct lugarcane in wheel barrow come here 10 buy and go 10 the pcding centre proviJed by the It ate govcrrum:nl 10 pcd il and cui InlO small sius.. Some come
NDLEA to substitute Indian hemp farming with crop')
Chairman or the Sugarran ( de;&}en Auocblion of Sokol(., BdIo Bado said Since Ihre.! yean badt the prices of IUg;u ClInt In In.: SCale have remained the same,
adding mill sUiOll'CaJ1e produced in the Slate i5 orien not adtqWole 10 thty also get $upply rrom pl.cn such as Gwandu In Kdlbi5U1e. To him. sugar cane bLlSincss in Sokoto stale is ~Moving ami progJUSing~ but JaId lnadcquale capital is affecling thdr trade, $3Lylng Ihe plate where .ugar cane dca1eJl trollaaci lMir busincu need
1bc 5141te Commlnioner fOr Agricu!lUre, Dr.labbi Kilgori said govemmenl glva: tq~
Slale
Irtalment 10 lugu cane farmcrI :and otho f:armcn in the stale safine Sugar cant ra.rmcn in Ihe pale F' fer1liiU'r lUte other farmers and that they arc I.lso cotUid Cl-ed for any iLvailable loan meant for
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Nigeria to revamp groundnuts farming Page 3.
On lhe recenl consld ..,Jllo 1 of ~kotollialal'ldhyDargnteS
IllU PfoccssingCompu1Y. ht 1I:U cane Is O:lC ofthc prcoc cllDlLl onl 01 the people and tha i J whl ,he Ible Is being condooe.l1.5 01 e of the large:! 5IatC:Slh,t a I 'lOIl!;,e Industnal cane IUgar "'So wn= dlt)' set Uf tile p ilnt. they will gift the V:-ri!tf il:KI fOl:'mtR here arc a1rca.. y usc J 10
sala.
the c ulture of growinJ upu: t .&lIe. Sc lhey will be ahle 10 pI .dUct j .ot ard II will be proccued It wi I be mide on iI ~·e..., large lCl!~e bee u..sc wchavcv."illa,wcbaveth.:lF,d ,,;xl WI: han: also the gTVWinI. chlru ~ When d~ come h<~WI Ire going 10 pacbgc and .Ie ign Ihe scheme. May be they wi!. h I.WII. plantation and In .dd U n hey mily abo havc the 0111 gJi: ,,"tf
&nncrs aaoa the ,Ule
ity
"ill
be gIVen the varItty ,.. f'OCUCC
ard it wiD bt: tnnspor 10 L.le co mmen:ia1 (colle W'U e , is gdng 10 be processed 10 sliga r ar.d ot.hu by-producu