Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- The Benue State Government has said it is set for the takeoff of its dry season farming programme scheduled for December 2025.

The assurance followed Governor Hyacinth Alia's inspection of the Agribusiness and Mechanisation Centre in Makurdi, where newly assembled tractors and farm equipment are being prepared for deployment.

Tersoo Kula, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said the visit was aimed at confirming the state's readiness for the new agricultural phase.

Mr Kula explained that the governor assessed 41 tractors of different capacities, along with a range of supporting machines such as threshers, planters, excavators and yam mounders.

He said the centre is a product of a Public Private Partnership invol...