Potato value chain: Farmers sign agreement to boost production

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“Our farmers cannot go to their farms because bandits and kidnappers are occupying forests across the country.'

) says it has signed an agreement with some firms in the potato value chain to boost its production in the country.

“We have signed agreements with some firms to boost potato production in Nigeria in order to meet local and foreign demands,’’ Mr Okafor said. Mr Okafor added that a lot of farmers were into the cultivation of the produce because of its economic and health benefits.

 

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