The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science, has trained farmers from Kano, Jigawa, Katsina and Kaduna States on soil management and conservation, to boost food production.

The Northwest Coordinator of the institute, Prof. Samaila Sani-Noma, made this known at the opening of the training workshop on Tuesday in Kano.

He said that the training was organized in collaboration with Agricultural and Rural Development Authorities of the four states.

Sani-Noma, who was represented by Prof. Nafi’u Abdu, said that the training would assist in improving soil fertility and conservation, as well as raise crops yield, agricultural productivity and guarantee food security.

The coordinator added that the farmers would be acquainted with measures to take in preventing soil degredation.

“We trained about 30 of them from these states on how to make maximum use of the soil with a view to have high productivity,” he said.

He stressed the need for the farmers to put into practice what they have learnt during the workshop, and also educate other farmers.

In his remark, the Managing Director, Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), Dr Junaidu Yakubu, said that the workshop was organised at the time the country needed to increase its agricultural productivity.

He said that the administration of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State would continue to take measures that would boost food production in the state.

Two of the participants, Mr Isyaku Aliyu and Ibrahim Suleiman from Kaduna and Jigawa states, respectively, said that the training had improved their knowledge.

They commended the organisers, saying that such workshops would help greatly to boost agricultural production in the country.