CHAIRMAN, Association of Farmers in Nigeria, Ekiti State Chapter Pastor Rufus Olajide Oni has lamented the dearth of market for agricultural commodities.

Maize Growers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in Katsina State on Monday said it would distribute farming inputs to 15,441 members to boost maize production and enhance food security in the state.

“We agreed to bring relevant MDAs together to ensure we advanced this operation in a timely manner. "

“With the increased efficiency in seed production, there is a need to go electronic,”

“We need new approaches to move forward, if we continue business as usual, no country will meet the Malabo declaration of doubling agricultural productivity by 2025."

Dr Pessu said a sustainable means to maintain agricultural research to deliver on their respective mandates is to come up with a central funding commission.

Alhaji Suleiman Umar, the National Programme Manager of Popular Farms Mills in Kano State, says the company is targeting to

Tomato paste production …to sell paste in buckets, drums..

“We are putting together this event in order to look at what we have done and the gaps and take a lot of learning from some of the stakeholders that are coming in order to move Nigerian seed industry forward. "

“We are working in 14 states in Nigeria now and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture Youth-In-Agribusiness is our focal point."

“with misuse of herbicides. Wrong use, use of wrong dosages, non-adherence to prescriptions, among others, make chemicals to become adverse factors in the environment and the food systems.”

“We should be looking at cultivation of herbivorous fish, which is the fish eating grass specie. We cannot continue to propagate fish eating fish, because that is what kills the sector.

“We hope to produce millionaire farmers this year. We do not anticipate a drop in the price of rice. We are hoping that we are able to produce about 17,000 metric tonnes cultivating about 4,400 hectares of rice farm."

The action was sequel to the company’s acquisition of 17,954 hectares of land from the Edo state government for Palm oil cultivation.

“Governors in Nigeria should be able to create wealth for their states through this kind of agriculture partnership. "

“In the next few weeks, women and youths empowerment programme will be unveiled across Lagos state where 400 women and youths will be empowered in agriculture."