A yam and rice farmer, Joseph Ugwuoke, decried the development.
Mr Olawale reiterated the need to bridge the gap to get the right result in local crop cultivation.
The farmers raised the alarm about the misuse of agrochemicals in separate interviews on Thursday in Lagos.
Some agriculture experts have called for increased advocacy against farmers’ misuse of agrochemicals.
The inputs distributed to the trained farmers included liquid fertilisers, Knapsack sprayers, seeds, agrochemicals, and fish and poultry feeds.
Farmers in Abia North Senatorial District have pleaded with the government at all levels to support them with farming tools to increase food production in the zone.
Some farmers in the South-East have decried the high cost of fertilisers, noting that they have resorted to other sources of manure for their crops.
