Mr Ale stated that Crew-11 Mission, and its biological cargo were expected to reach the ISS within 24 hours after lifting off.
Mr Ewa said, “We are particularly appreciative of the fact that Federal Government remembered us by providing fertilisers to farmers.’’
The NACGRAB director said the project was supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and intended to mitigate the effects of climate change in Nigeria.
The farmers said thousands of hectares of farmlands wilted due to the prolonged dry spell in Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe and Jigawa States.
An AFAN official said that the rains which were predicted to stop by mid November would help the farmers in the ongoing late cultivation of crops.
