The issue was not about safety but business and that those against the technology were bent on keeping Africa perpetually reliant on food importation, said a GMO expert.
Residents of Imo and Abia have blamed the rising food prices on the prohibitive cost of transporting goods.
Mr Kadafur said 24,500 farmers in Borno would benefit from the support targeting 49,000 farmers in the North-East.
Surveys carried out in Dutse and Gombe, showed that prices of food items dropped slightly by about 10 per cent occasioned by the ongoing harvesting.
The NBS said the nation’s inflation rate rose to 33.88 per cent in October from 32.7 per cent in September to 33.88 per cent.
Agriculture experts have called for a review of the federal government’s agriculture policies to address the country’s rising food inflation.
The national programme coordinator said the farm inputs and equipment included fertilisers, herbicides, rice seeds, and home garden seeds.
Mr Omoruyi stated that LAbIF would enhance farmers’ access to credit facilities.
A check by journalists at Muda Lawal and Wunti markets on Thursday in Bauchi showed that prices had shot up by about 100 per cent in the last four weeks.
At COP29 climate talks on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for urgent action to overcome a shortage of data and funding.
