The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has advised farmers to plant different varieties of crops to prevent total loss due to climate change challenges.
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Farmers in Gombe State are increasingly anxious about a potential poor harvest due to unprecedentedly low rainfall this season, raising concerns about food security in the region.
Farmers’ associations have praised the Federal Government’s recent deployment of 10,000 agro-rangers but are calling for an increase in their numbers to enhance the initiative’s effectiveness.
The increased rainfall has led to severe flooding in Sokoto, disrupting daily life, damaging infrastructure, and displacing over 1,600 residents. The situation underscores the need for more robust infrastructure and climate adaptation strategies
ASHENEWS reports that the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has explained that Nigeria can enhance farmers’ productivity using the adoption of technology.
The Federal Government has distributed starter packs and rice seeds worth N30 million to 150 farmers in Niger State, toward mitigating the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
Some crop farmers have lamented the inconsistent rainfall in the country saying that it will likely affect this year’s harvest.
Some farmers in the FCT have attributed the continuous rise in food prices to lingering insecurity, the high cost of transportation and the paucity of farm inputs.
The Katsina State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called on the state government to assist farmers in controlling worms that are destroying crops in their farmlands.
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf has approved the purchase of fertiliser worth about N5.07 billion to support smallholder farmers in the states.