Nigeria: 600 farmers to benefit from FG's potato value chain program

Mr Adegoke Adedamola, Desk Officer, potato VCDP, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, disclosed this on Saturday in Minna, while inaugurating this year’s distribution of agricultural inputs to potato farmers. “We have 600 potato farmers from Niger who will benefit from this federal government’s gesture. “The farmers will get two types of improved varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato for cultivation, ”he said. Adedamola explained that 12,000 bundles of potato stem cuttings would be distributed equally farmers, both male and female. “This will ensure that 300 female farmers and 300 male farmers benefit from this arrangement, ”he said. The official said that the measure was to support the adoption of vitamin A rich sweet potato, which would help build people’s immune system in the country. Adedamola further said that potato flour, a product of potato value chain, could be used to bake cake, bread and bean cake and make juice, among others. I have assured ...