Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has launched a statewide tree-planting marketing campaign aimed toward planting and nurturing 11 million bushes by 2030 to fight desertification, restore degraded lands and strengthen local weather resilience.
The initiative, referred to as the Katsina-One-Tree Initiative (KT1T), will start with a goal of two million bushes in 2026 and canopy all 34 native authorities areas and 6,652 Climate Intervention Areas throughout the state.
Radda introduced the targets on Monday whereas flagging off the initiative at Ladanawa, Rimi Local Government Area, the place he known as on residents, public establishments and neighborhood leaders to take collective duty for environmental safety.
He pressured that the programme’s success can be decided by the survival and maturity of planted bushes reasonably than the variety of seedlings distributed.
He mentioned: “Our target is clear: 11 million trees by 2030, beginning with two million trees in 2026. Our message is simple: One Person, One Tree, One Responsibility. A seedling distributed is an opportunity. A tree that survives is an achievement. We will not count ceremonies; we will count living trees.”
The governor described environmental safety as important to agricultural productiveness, meals safety and sustainable growth, warning that desertification, local weather change and flooding posed critical threats to livelihoods and neighborhood stability.
Radda mentioned climate-related challenges worsen poverty by driving up meals costs, depleting family meals reserves, intensifying competitors for land and water, and forcing younger folks to go away rural communities.
He famous that bushes would assist shield farmlands from wind erosion, enhance soil fertility, present fruits and animal fodder, and create extra revenue alternatives for rural households.
To guarantee efficient implementation and accountability, the governor introduced the institution of a Central Steering Committee, three zonal monitoring committees overlaying Katsina, Daura and Funtua, in addition to supervisory committees on the native authorities stage and implementation committees throughout wards.
He urged conventional rulers, non secular leaders, farmers, pastoralists, ladies, youths and neighborhood leaders to take possession of the programme, insisting that sustained neighborhood participation would decide its long-term success.
He additionally directed 3,800 colleges, healthcare services, MDAs and native governments to take part actively within the marketing campaign.
Radda emphasised the necessity for clear implementation, correct registration and sound monetary administration, warning that committees can be anticipated to show measurable outcomes.
Earlier, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Alhaji Saleh Abubakar, who represented the Minister of Agriculture, Balarabe Hassan, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s dedication to combating desertification and restoring degraded lands.
He mentioned the initiative would deepen cooperation between the Federal and Katsina State governments via technical help, institutional collaboration and spatial monitoring techniques.
He defined that the monitoring framework would assist observe progress, enhance environmental knowledge and help nationwide local weather information and carbon-finance initiatives.
He urged conventional rulers, neighborhood leaders, ladies and younger folks to take possession of the programme, stressing that grassroots participation was crucial to attaining lasting environmental and socioeconomic advantages.
