To mitigate the effects of the flood, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has distributed quick-win farm inputs to 200 farmers in Gombe.

Speaking at the input handover ceremony organized by the Federal Department of Agriculture Horticulture division under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Deputy Director, Lord Banjou, who was represented by Chief Works Superintendent, Temile Happy, said the effort was aimed at alleviating farmer hardship.

40 tomato starter packs, 40 onion starter packs, 20 pollination service equipment, 50 Hibiscus starter packs, and 50 artemisia starter packs were distributed.

According to him, the 2022 flood was the worst in the country's history, and it was responsible for soaring food prices in markets, food shortages, and malnutrition.

According to our correspondent, floods destroyed no less than 332,327 farmlands with crops across the country.

According to Banjou, the Ministry, in collaboration with the Commodity Association and FMARD State Offices, generated a list of beneficiaries as part of the activity's implementation strategy.

"In recognition and response to the plight of farmers, the Ministry procured some critical Inputs for distribution to farmers as a quick intervention strategy to ameliorate the plight of farmers in the flood-affected states. "This program is being organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to mitigate the impact of the flood menace in Nigeria, as well as to improve the income and livelihood of farmers in the country, which is in line with the vision of NATIP," Banjou explained.

Dr Inuwa Mohammed, State Director, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, who was represented by Baba Gabriel, also spoke and urged the beneficiaries to put the inputs to good use.

According to Mohammed, the program's goal is to lessen the impact of the flood threat.

"This will supplement the losses incurred by the flood, and it will bring another form of harvest so that there will be no food shortage," he added. They must ensure that the information provided to them is put to good use."

Usman Adamu, Chairman of the Hibiscus Farmers Association Gombe State Chapter, said the previous season's rainfall caused his members astronomical damage, adding that they lost their farmlands and crops due to flooding.

"We're going to use it when the rain starts, you know it's dry season now," Adamu said. However, it will go a long way toward making up for last year's losses."