FG has introduced a newly developed chicken breed and 57 crop varieties to boost meat availability, enhance food security and improve Nigerians’ nutritional well-being.
Mr Sanni, however, lamented resistance to change among some farmers.
IITA has called on the federal government to prioritise policies that will support the development of Nigeria’s seed yam value chain.
IITA director-general says the development of rural communities was the panacea to poverty in Africa.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture states that it has released over 200 improved crop varieties in collaboration with Nigerian Research Institutions and other partners.
The training is in collaboration with Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association, their sister agencies, ICRISAF and USAID.
Nigerian individuals and businesses spend about N7 trillion annually on electricity supply, a renewable energy expert Stephen Ogboko says.
