Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
As various farming methods are being introduced in the country, farmers in Kogi and Benue states of Nigeria are excited at the large sizes and number of roots being produced with the new cassava varieties; ‘Baba-70’ and ‘Game Changer’. The new varieties, when cultivated with good agronomic practices and weed control, can produce more than 30 tonnes per hectare instead of the current national average yield of eight tonnes. According to some breeders, while Game Changer can produce 32 tonnes per hectare, Baba 70 can produce 38 tonnes, just as the new cultivars are drought-tolerant and resistant to virus diseases of cassava. At the farmers’ field day and product launch, breeders were excited about the new varieties, which were developed by the NextGen project. They spoke…
Agriculture provides lots of opportunities for the nation. In a bid to promote agriculture, boost food security, reduce hunger, encourage youth employment, and support the diversification of the economy, FarmingFarmersFarms is born, with an array of experienced and seasoned professionals, to promote the cause of agriculture in Nigeria through specialised reporting and journalism by providing real-time agricultural information through online newspaper publishing. The motto of the newspaper is, To empower and live well; the vision is, To make life worthy of living for all; while the mission statement is, To use agricultural journalism to empower and make life worthy for all…
