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Pillar 7

Agriculture and Industrial Revolution

Move farming from hoe to machine, farm all year with irrigation, process more of what Katsina grows, and restore the land.

Commitments
5
Linked deliveries
23
Completed
15

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Commitments

  1. Mechanise farming

    Tractors, harvesters and mechanisation centres within reach of farmers.

    2 deliveries

    2 of 2 completed

  2. All-year irrigation

    Solar pumps, tube wells and desilted dams for dry-season farming.

    4 deliveries

    3 of 4 completed

  3. Inputs, livestock and extension

    Fertiliser, seed, animal health and trained extension workers in every ward.

    5 deliveries

    3 of 5 completed

  4. Agro-processing and industry

    Process crops locally and build industries that add value in Katsina.

    3 deliveries

    1 of 3 completed

  5. Climate-smart land and environment

    Restore land, plant trees, control floods and erosion, and plan for climate resilience.

    12 deliveries

    6 of 12 completed

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Bags of grain and farm inputs stacked for distribution to communities
Agriculture400+Tractors
Completed

400 tractors and 10 combine harvesters for farmers

Through KASPA, farmers got over 400 tractors with full accessories, 10 combine harvesters and 1,000 hand planters, with ploughing subsidised by 50%.

Statewide₦21.8bn
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda in a hard hat at a solar plant, February 2026
Environment & Climate30%Budget for climate resilience
Approved

Katsina Green Growth Agenda (KAGGA)

A 2025 blueprint pledging 30% of the budget to climate resilience, built on climate-smart farming, restoration, renewables and green industry.

Statewide
A tractor pulls a plough across a dry field, raising dust
Agriculture1,000+Youths trained
Completed

Central Mechanisation Hub at Tashar Bala and 34 LGA centres

A hub in Batagarawa assembles machinery locally and trains mechanics, with a mechanisation centre planned for every LGA. Over 1,000 youths trained.

Batagarawa
An irrigation rig waters a farm field
Agriculture4,000Solar pumps distributed
Completed

4,000 solar irrigation pumps for dry-season farming

Solar water pumps distributed to farmers so they can grow crops through the dry season.

Statewide₦8.28bn
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda with stakeholders after announcing an agricultural research institute for Katsina, August 2026
Agriculture780+Extension officers
Completed

Extension workforce grown from 74 to over 780

Trained extension officers in the LGAs, given 722 motorcycles on loan to reach farmers.

Statewide
Bags of grain and farm inputs stacked for distribution to communities
Agriculture100bagsFertiliser per ward
Completed

Fertiliser for every ward and 90,000 bags of grain

100 bags of fertiliser per ward and 90,000 bags of grain distributed in response to drought.

Statewide₦36bn
Inauguration of the Katsina One Person One Tree (KT1T) committees, August 2026
Environment & Climate11mtreesTarget by 2030
Flagged off

Katsina-One-Tree: 11 million trees by 2030

A statewide greening campaign across all 34 LGAs, starting with two million trees in 2026. Success is measured by trees that survive.

Statewide
Sun over cracked, drought-hit earth
Environment & Climate
Approved

Katsina State Climate Change Policy

The state's first climate change policy, unveiled in October 2026 alongside the Governor Dikko Radda Climate Legacy Publication.

Statewide
Rows of gold trophies on a table
Environment & Climate
Completed

Champion of Green Governance

Honoured in November 2025 for Katsina's climate and green growth agenda.

Statewide
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda speaks at the launch of the 2026 fertiliser sales and distribution programme in Malumfashi, April 2026
Agriculture₦25,000Price per bag
Ongoing

Fertiliser at ₦25,000 a bag, delivered to every polling unit

The 2026 fertiliser programme sells at a subsidised ₦25,000 per bag through all 6,652 polling units, cutting out middlemen, alongside free irrigation pumps and tube wells.

Statewide
Ribbon-cutting for new tube-well drilling machines for irrigation farmers, Katsina, January 2026
Agriculture6Tube-well drilling machines
Completed

Tube-well drilling rigs for farmers and 1,100 motorcycles for CDP officers

Six tube-well drilling machines and three air compressors were commissioned for dry-season farming, as 1,100 CDP field officers received motorcycles on a 50% subsidised hire-purchase scheme.

Statewide
A speaker at the commissioning of the cassava and gari processing centre in Batsari, July 2026
Agriculture
Completed

Cassava and gari processing centre in Batsari

Commissioned in July 2026 to add value to cassava, reduce post-harvest losses and create jobs, especially for women and young people.

Batsari
Launch of the 2026 mass livestock vaccination campaign at Shifdawa, Batagarawa LGA, June 2026
Agriculture361Wards covered
Flagged off

Statewide livestock vaccination in all 361 wards

The 2026 mass vaccination campaign targets contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease and PPR in cattle, sheep and goats.

Statewide
Inspection of solar-powered electric tricycles at the assembly centre in Katsina, June 2026
Energy500Electric tricycles planned
Ongoing

500 solar-powered electric tricycles, assembled in Katsina

Young people trained in EV technology are assembling the first 200 of 500 solar-powered Keke tricycles at a centre in Katsina.

Katsina
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda presides over a Katsina State Executive Council meeting, January 2026
Environment & Climate
Completed

Green Public Procurement Executive Order

Tree planting is now compulsory in every government road and building project, and in building permit applications.

Statewide
Men inspect a drainage channel beside an unpaved town road
Environment & Climate37Communities protected
Approved

Flood and erosion control in 37 vulnerable communities

Contracts awarded in July 2026 for communities NiMet identified as vulnerable during the 2026 rainy season.

Statewide
Officials cut the ribbon at the flag-off of fertiliser distribution to farmers, June 2026
Agriculture7Zonal produce stores
Completed

Seven zonal produce stores upgraded to cut post-harvest losses

₦790.56 million upgraded produce stores, alongside FASCOKT warehouses and KTARDA support for farmers and women.

6 LGAs₦1.45bn
Dredging pipes and orange floats ready beside a reservoir
Agriculture₦3.30bnHeavy irrigation equipment
Completed

₦3.3 billion of dredgers and drilling equipment for dams and irrigation

Dredgers, drilling machines and compressors to desilt dams, sink irrigation boreholes and repair embankments.

Statewide₦3.3bn
Crowds walk along a newly built embankment beside a reservoir
Environment & Climate8.9kmStorm drains, Katsina
Ongoing

ACReSAL: 8.9 km of storm drains and the Jibia flood defences

World Bank-assisted drainage, river embankments and emergency flood works protect homes and farmland.

Katsina, Jibia
Dry land with patches of green vegetation
Environment & Climate1,115haHectares restored
Completed

1,115 hectares restored, 180 boreholes and 4,000 clean cookstoves

ACReSAL restored degraded land, sank boreholes and equipped farmers and households for climate resilience.

Statewide
A worker beside an excavator at a works site
Environment & Climate30Sites completed
Completed

30 flood and erosion sites completed, 36 more approved

The Erosion and Watershed Management Agency finished 30 sites, and ₦4.44 billion was approved for Phase VI.

Statewide
A hand lifts a seedling from a row of nursery bags
Environment & Climate1,150,000Seedlings produced
Completed

1.15 million tree seedlings raised to push back the desert

State nurseries raised seedlings for afforestation, with 3 million approved for 2025.

Statewide
Workers load refuse into a waste collection truck
Environment & Climate27Refuse vehicles refurbished
Completed

Monthly sanitation restored and 27 refuse trucks back on the road

KSEPA revived waste collection and fumigation, and SURWASH built toilets and WASH facilities.

Statewide
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