Agricultural Development: Gov’t Offers Fuel To Station Chiefs

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Gabriel Mbairobe, has disbursed fuel grants of FCFA 150,000 each to 2,000 agricultural station chiefs in different localities around the country. The handover ceremony that held on November 2, 2026 at the Centre Regional delegation of MINADER was meant to provide amenities to facilitate field work for labourers. “These 2,000 motorcycles coupled with the available fuel will enable Station Chiefs to travel and effectively support producers in the field,” Effa Messi Gregroire Saturin, Director of Financial Resources at MINADER said on behalf of Minister Gabriel Mbairobe. He added that the “Fuel grant is meant to cover their operations for the 2026 fiscal year. This will allow them to be closer to the farmers and to better monitor their agricultural activities with the ultimate goal of boosting agricultu...