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634,132 Trees Planted In Katsina By EU

634,132 Trees Planted In Katsina By EU
  • PublishedMarch 6, 2018

About 634,132 trees have been planted by the European Union (EU) in Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State to prevent desertification and promote the concept of greenhouse in the last five years.

This was disclosed by EU Project Manager, Dr Chris Udokang, in Maiadua on Tuesday. Udokang said 538,994 of the trees, representing 87.3 percent survived.

He noted that the project was executed under the EU Fuel Wood Balance Programme (FUWOBA) and implemented by the Oxfam and the International Centre AcmShops Marketplace , JORDAN AIR JORDAN XXXIV LOW , Mens jordan jumpman 2020 royal blue bq3448 401 release date Retro Royalty Cool Grey 2021 GS for Energy, Environment and Development, in collaboration with the National Planning Commission.

Udokang added that no fewer than 1,000 farmers were provided with agricultural implements which included fertilisers, insecticides travis scott air jordan 1 retro low og black olive release date fall 2024 and modernised cooking ir jordan 4 tour yellow 200 stove free of charge, to promote farming in the area.

He urged the people to continue to maintain the trees as well as make judicious use of the farming implements for a better environment and a secured future free from desertification and lack of food.

The EU FUWOBA projects commenced in October 2014 across some seven selected local government areas in Katsina State to promote agriculture and prevent desertification.