BUA Cement Plc has donated agricultural inputs valued at N108 million to 211 resettled farmers in its host communities in Sokoto State as part of efforts to boost food production during the 2026 wet farming season.

The beneficiaries, whose homes and farmlands were impacted by the company’s expansion projects and later resettled, received the support at a presentation ceremony held on Saturday at BUA Cement’s premises in Sokoto. The event was attended by government officials, traditional rulers, community leaders and the farmers.

Speaking during the presentation, the Director of Health, Community Safety and Environment at BUA Group, Ali Gumel, said the initiative reflected the company’s commitment to sustainable corporate social responsibility and community development.

He noted that agriculture remains central to Sokoto State’s economy and said assisting the affected farmers to return to cultivation would enhance food security while improving household livelihoods.

“We understand the pain of losing a farm and having to start over. These inputs are not charity; they are an investment in the resilience and future of our people,” Gumel said.

According to him, the intervention includes improved seed varieties, fertilisers, agrochemicals and small-scale farming tools carefully selected to suit the state’s soil and climatic conditions.

Receiving the items on behalf of the Sokoto State Government and the beneficiaries, the Programme Manager of the Sokoto Agricultural Development Project, Abubakar Dan Maliki, described the donation as timely, noting that it coincided with the period when farmers urgently needed inputs for the rainy season.

He said the support would lower production costs for the affected farmers, ease their financial burden and enable them to resume farming. He added that the state government would ensure transparent distribution of the items through its agricultural extension agents.

Community leaders praised the company for the intervention, observing that many of the resettled families had struggled to access quality farm inputs since relocating.

Agricultural extension officers also stressed that restoring the farming capacity of displaced households was essential to increasing food production and reducing the threat of food insecurity.