Nigerian government distribute seedlings for 2020 farming season

The government of Nigeria has began the distribution of agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers which include different categories of seeds, seedlings of cocoa, sprouted nuts of oil palm, vines of orange flesh, sweet potatoes, one node vine cuttings of yam and its seeds and groundnut seeds as part of the Ministry’s interventions to reduce the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural production in Nigeria and prevent food scarcity in 2021.
The federal government has distributed 20,000 cocoa seedlings, over 5,000 oil palm sprouted nuts and 1,500 kg cashew seeds to farmers.