About 32,000 farmers in Katisna State are being trained, in batches, on modern rice production to increase their harvest and income.
The training was organized by Saemaul Undong, a South Korean initiative to modernize the country’s rural economy, in collaboration with the National Cereals Research Institute, and the Katsina State Government.
The state government donated 100 hectares of land to the previously trained farmers to cultivate the produce on a large scale.
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