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The International Crops Research for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank, Lives and Livelihoods Fund, and the state’s Agro Pastoral Development Project, organized a pre-season seed and input fair for farmers. The event, aimed at providing quality seeds and agro-inputs to ensure a good harvest, saw participation from companies like Modern Agriculture and Allied Services, which offered drought-resistant and early-yielding seeds, and Techni Seeds, which presented climate-smart, vitamin-fortified seeds. ICRISAT's Country Representative, Dr Angarawai Ignatius, highlighted the importance of good seeds and agro-inputs for a good harvest, and stressed the need for farmers to embrace climate-smart seeds. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, pledged the state's support in improving farmers' production capacity.
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The International Crops Research for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) under the state’s Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) with support from Lives and Livelihoods Fund has organized a four-day pre-season seed and input fair for farmers ahead of the approaching wet-season. Among the companies that displayed their products during the fair is Modern Agriculture and Allied Services. The company presented varieties of seeds to farmers. The company presented seeds such as dwarf Sorghum, dwarf Chakti Millet which is an early yielding variety and several varieties of sorghum, maize and millet seeds. According to the Managing Director of the company, Latifat Ajeigbe, they presented seeds that are drought resistance as well as early yielding varieties, adding that some of the seeds yield between 60 and 65 days. “Taking into consideration the current situation in country with respect to climate change, we are presenting and introducing to ...
Source: Daily Trust (ng)
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