ABUJA – WITH quest to boost food production, seed producers under the auspices of Seed Entrepreneurs and Developers Association of Nigeria, SEEDAN, yesterday, told President Bola Tinubu that poor funding of agricultural research institutes will negatively impact quality seed production and threaten food security.
“If the research institutes are not supported there will be gaps and that would end at low productivity, lack of quality, no export, and low yield, and if we do not have seed quality forget it, and that has been the problem over the years. He also assured that, “We are not going to sit and watch on the issue of farmers being shortchanged. Somebody can register a seed company and buy grains and packages, and they will say seed companies, and we see programmes of the government investing billions of Naira and nothing to take out. Farmers are to patronise the people that are in the business.
“We are working with relevant agencies including universities and institutes about training. Also extension is training both for the farmers and drivers of the business, and we are going to emphasize the need for training.”US actress Piper Laurie dies aged 91
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