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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
AGRICULTURE
We're partnering for~~.ign firms to enhance rice production in Soko 0 -(ommissioner In tlj is ill\ erview with the Sokoto State Comm i!.! ioner for Agriculture, Dr. Jabbi Kilgori. he said the state governm ent is s pe n d i r ~ 1 over N4S billion to enhance agrifu lt Llra l production in collaborationlw ith foreign partners. He said the project ~'ill also p rovide opportun ity for increas('cI productio n through irrigation farming. Excerpt s: From t;,ldYi I.. Muhammad.
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8ntiI Nipria limited. The lhird one which we ha~ bren W'lrlinB on for 1M pst one le2r if tbc TurkiJh team. His caeeUm C}', the Italc SOV'"'not' WC'n1 to TurUy ilfld 1M: wu im~ wilh IhudvalKcmmt in .grkultu~ tn:hnotosy in in that country. So he Im'ittd TUJ'kish t«hillal par1nil"f1 to come and idt:nHfy an II'et in tbc
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