WAAPP distributes hybrid seeds to farmers in Gombe

Speaking during the distribution ceremony at Baure village in Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area, the Provost, Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin Kowa, Professor Fatima Sawa, said the seeds were freely given to the farmers.“The seeds are an improved seeds grade specifically for this ecological zone and from the reports we got from the farmers, the […]

Speaking during the distribution ceremony at Baure village in Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area, the Provost, Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin Kowa, Professor Fatima Sawa, said the seeds were freely given to the farmers.
“The seeds are an improved seeds grade specifically for this ecological zone and from the reports we got from the farmers, the seeds are high yielding and they are of better quality than the local types our farmers were using before,” she said.
Sawa called on the farmers to use the seeds judiciously, “They should use them by way of planting them and observe all the agronomic practices in order to drive the maximum benefit from the seeds.”
She said the college has signed an agreement with a pesticide company to supply the chemical directly to the college, which would then sell the chemical to farmers at a subsidised rate.
She said doing so will solve the problem of adulterated chemicals and eliminate middle men who might increase the price.
In his remarks at the occasion, the WAAPP-Nigeria coordinator, Francis Osometha, said each community will receive 40 bags of 25 kg of rice, 45 bags of 10kg of maize and 40 bags of 10 kg of sorghum seeds.