Prof. Simon Irtwange, the Chairman of the committee, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, that the distribution would commence in the first quarter of 2019. The planned move would support yam production, processing, export and aggregation (storage).
Irtwange, also the President Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, said the planned move would support yam production, processing, export and aggregation (storage). According to him, CBN has accepted to put yam on the Anchor Borrowers Programme so we are right now doing documentation across states.
Irtwange noted that four seed companies had been authorised by the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) to produce the yam seedlings.
“We are inviting farmers and we are trying to get anchor for the programme especially processors, aggregators and exporters. We are thinking of planting the yams on ridges not heaps so that we can introduce mechanisation and this can decrease our planting area density by 10,000”
About nine million yam seedlings will be available by first quarter of 2019 so that by March, farmers will begin to plant under the Anchor Borrowers Programme, the seedlings will be distributed to farmers.
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View previous comments…Endy Edeson
@Chucks: Wait until the projects starts. Who knows, it could be beneficial to farmers especially the Eastern Nigerians who are into farmers. Emefiele should be applauded for approving it
Okpala Emmanuel Chuks
are u new in this zoo? didnt u ask of them of the excess metric tons of rice dey promised Endy open ur mind and dnt be led wit dia jamboree
Okpala Emmanuel Chuks
u would only hear 50bn is spent witout any yam harvested to prove.#whereisthefreef
Akintoye Adebareh Abdul Akeem
Anyway. Some people will call Nigeria ZOO at the first opportunity they have but who are the animals? Endy Edeson you will be doing your self a great favor if you remove people like this. I have been on your wall since 2014 just because you and people that comments are intelligent people that base their comments on fact and reasoning.
Akintoye Adebareh Abdul Akeem
People that call us zoo will still be the to go to South Africa and Cary drug. I have also tell my people Igbo are good people in fact those who can see any God thing in this country are not Igbo, Igbo man is the best example of been a nationalist, he live any part of the country, help the economy brings the scarce commodities close to his environment, but who these people who call Nigeria and never good in our country? they are the OSU . even the God's of the land rejected them. You want to know them? Check my comments, they will be the one that will abuse other tribes .
Akintoye Adebareh Abdul Akeem
Back to the topic. Yes, it is a valid question weather corruption will not kill the program, we most believe and do our parts but corruption didn't kill wheat, soybeans under Dr. Adeshina in the last régime. Corruption didn't kill the rich program, we could see the rice ( except for those OSU, they never see any good anywhere), we can't give up on our country, we most never give up on hope and believe, we most pray and work, do our own part. If you as an individual is successful, your success will touch another person. God bless this country. Amen