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Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on tuesday distributed 312 tractors and 600,000 bags of fertilizer to farmer in the 27 local government areas to boost food security and production, during the distribution of items at the Farm Centre, Maiduguri he said every council would be given five tractors. The fertilizer will be sold to farmer at 25 percent while those to be given tractors on loan will pay 50 percent of the cost. The Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Bulama Gana said the state government provided over 1000 tractors