By Abdulyekeen Rilwan
Katsina State the home of Hospitality and Greatness , Created/ Carved out of the Old Kaduna State 23 years ago, Katsina State Spanned over 50,000ft of Aurable land where Agricultural activities if explored would directly and indirectly create over 100,000 jobs within Katsina State, The huge Agregarian Society would attract Foreign Direct investment in Katsina State.
Our Home of Hospitality is blessed with 34 Local Governments area each blessed with Mineral resources among the bountiful blessings are
1. Bade : Trona, Potas, Ball clay, Rice, Cowpea, Onion, Tomatoes, Sorghum, Palm Produc ts ( Egyptian Doing Palm) , Barbara nuts, fishery, Sorrel( Locally known as Zobo)
2. Bursari : Silica sand, Ball Clay , shale, Mango, Rice, Banbara nuts, millets , maize, Gum Arabic, beniseed, Groundnut, Cowpea among other varieties of resources.
3. Damaturu : Laterite , Silica sand, Gravel, limestone, diatomite and Water spring, Tintomite.
4. Kaolin , quartz, beans and cotton among others.
Katsina as an Agrarian society. Thus, Agriculture shall be a Veritable engine of Growth. *Masari* should work aggressively to get Katsina back to Reckoning by creating Wealth through new jobs within the Agricultural sector. His second term should assist Farmers to overcome the challenges of assets, training, infrastructure, financing and access to market.
Though the occupation of most of the people of katsina are Peasant farmers with quite a number engaged in livestock rearing, trading and fishing among others.
Katsina state is also adjourned to have one of the largest cattle markets in Nigeria, Contributing 15% of Nigeria Daily Meat Consumption.
Agriculture would become a means to end joblessness in Katsina communities and Thus improved the economic status of Katsinawas and if carefully and Strategically deployed would attribute a Serious Economic Growth in Katsina.
Agriculture would Facilitate prosperity, boost the self-esteem of farmers and petty traders as well as their families and revenue generation.
Masari's second led administration should build a new Viable Economic Plan Towards Agricultural Revolution
This Strategy towards Agricultural enhancement should focus on Production and Enterprise.
The second led administration of *HE AMINU BELLO MASARI* should trigger a revolution in the Agricultural sector.
Katsina is an agrarian society. Thus, Agriculture is a veritable engine of growth.
Yes, together we can make it to the Next Level of engagement.
*MUHAMMAD JABIR MALUMFASHI*
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