The executive secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, A’isha Rimi, disclosed this in Katsina on Monday, shortly after the inspection.
The governors said the impending food crisis could be averted by giving more subsidies to farmers and ensuring adequate preparation for dry-season farming.
Mr Bello encouraged fellow farmers to abandon traditional seeds.
The Value Chain Development Programme states that no fewer than 18,000 rice and cassava farmers in Ogun have benefited from its intervention.
The governor described the new ministry as “quite an important ministry”.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned Nigerians against consuming fruits ripened with calcium carbide
Ms Madaki explained that L-PRES was a six-year World Bank-supported project, jointly funded by the bank, the state, and benefiting communities.
Yabatech has secured a €117,000 (approximately N200 million) grant from the European Union to develop a solar-powered integrated aquaponics system
The investment will aid Ghana in expanding the model that has already financed more than 86,000 smallholder farmers nationwide.
He attributed the incessant price increase to the cost of fuel.
