The Bayelsa government and the Environmental Conservation, Agriculture and Rural Development have begun a campaign against the blockade of natural water channels.
Mr Olaleye said that the new mapping application was designed to help accurately identify farm locations.
On Wednesday, the Kwara government reiterated its readiness to make the state Nigeria’s food hub.
This is according to a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by the chief press secretary to the Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju.
Mr Hussaini said the gesture was borne out of the need to ensure that farmers in the state were given the right information on best agronomic practices to improve their yields.
It said the government would subsidise the fertilisers and chemicals by more than 40 per cent of the price through direct purchases from the producers.
The trader was suspected of mixing the seeds with sand to increase their weight.
Each farmer got 25 kilogrammes of certified rice seeds of FARO 44 variety, three litres of 2,4-D post-emergence herbicide and two litres of liquid fertiliser.
The federal government on Tuesday inaugurated the local organising committee for the 45th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development.
12,000 out of the 40,000 approved metric tons of assorted grains is for internally-displaced persons across the country.
