Tag: Grapes

Kaduna: “Kudan LGA’ll soon become Nigeria’s grape farming hub” – Gov. Sani  

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Gov. Sani on Kudan LGA

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said Kudan local government area will soon become the hub of grape farming in Nigeria. The Governor made the promise when he met members of the Grapes Producers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, (NGRAPPMAN), led by its National President, Abdullahi Dalhatu, at the weekend. He assured grape farmers that the State government will continue to provide seedlings, mechanisation, training, and support services to them in order to improve their yield per hectare. Governor Sani pledged that Kudan local government area will not…

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“Kudan LGA, Kaduna produces 85% of Nigeria’s grapes” – President, Grapes Farmers Assoc.

Aminu Imam
Grapes farmers association

National President of the Grape Farmers Association of Nigeria, Abdullah Ɗalhatu, has revealed that Kaduna State is the leading producer of grapes in Nigeria. Ɗalhatu, who made this known when he led the Kudan local government council chairman, Dauda Iliya Abba, to a tour of a 5-hectare vineyard in the area, said the Kudan local government area of the State accounts for 85% of the country’s grape production. He explained that the vineyards have produced approximately 22 metric tonnes of grapes in January alone. According to him, “One section of…

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