According to him, the ministry is also promoting indigenous development and manufacturing of solar agricultural technology.
He said the exercise was designed to help the trainees engage in poultry production and cope with the current economic conditions.
Mr Kyari also emphasised Nigeria’s advantage in the global market, citing the country’s naturally non-GMO soybeans.
In Zimbabwe in particular, the 2024 corn crop was down 70 per cent year-on-year, maize prices doubled, and 9,000 cattle died of thirst and starvation.
She highlighted that students would learn practical farming techniques, including vegetable cultivation, to enhance their well-being
Mr Yahaya, on June 26, launched the sales of subsidised fertilisers for the 2025 wet farming season.
Ms Bala urged farmers to begin a gradual transition from chemical to organic fertilisers.
He noted that Mr Ododo’s administration was also sponsoring hundreds of youths for advanced training in smart agriculture.
Mr Abubakar explained that L-PRES is a six-year, $500 million World Bank-funded initiative designed to improve livestock productivity, commercialisation, and resilience.
The lawmaker said the government needed to provide the needed support to the inspectors to enable them to discharge their duties effectively.
