Umar Akilu Majeri
The National Association of Cotton farmer Jigawa state chapter is now threatening to drag 156 members of the association to court for their inability to respond to the payment of soft loans collected two years back.
This was disclosed by the secretary of the association Alhaji Mujistapha Ubayi Ringim in an interview with our reporter in Dutse, he said, it’s best for the court to do judgment
Explained further that “we are going g to take the defaulted farmers to court on the 17th of this month assuring that all of them will be prosecuted.
He accused the farmers as insincere, which is testified to their being adamant in paying their recovery aspect.
The secretary explained further that the cotton producers produce the cotton for the six-month period, which is among the best cotton we produce in the country and our price is very appreciative.
According to the secretary last year the farmers in Jigawa state produce over 200 metric tons of cotton, he, therefore, charge the farmers in the state not to plant their cotton on a waterway.
Adding that their main challenges are fertilizer, but he accused the farmers of not utilizing the materials given to them, as he said some of the farmers sold the material to non-farmers.
He stated further that the distribution of fertilizer to the farmers has greatly affected cotton farmers in which the fertilizer requires a lot of money for this year’s farming season, but assured that very soon the fertilizer would be distributed to cotton farmers in the state.
