The Nigerian parliament called on the nation’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to contain the outbreak of a deadly disease affecting ginger production in Southern Kaduna State.
The call follows a motion on the “Urgent need to address the outbreak of a deadly disease affecting ginger production in Southern Kaduna State”, sponsored by Senator Sunday Marshall Katung (PDP, Kaduna South). Senator Katung noted that ginger has been in existence in the southern part of Kaduna State since about 1927, and has helped in alleviating poverty in the state due to its significant impact on revenue generation and farmers’ income.
The lawmaker said he regretted that “the 2023 ginger season in Southern Kaduna State has suffered a significant setback due to an outbreak of fungi pathogens infection destroying over 2,500 hectares of farmlands estimated at 10 Billion Naira across seven Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State, thereby significantly threatening Nigeria’s position on the world chart of ginger production.”
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