Mr Williams Ozase, President, Promotion for the Human Rights, an NGO, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to provide improved cassava and yam seedlings to smallholder farmers across the country.
Ozase made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
He said that if the farmers were provided with improved seedlings, it would boost cassava and yam production in the country.
He said that the strategy would also facilitate efforts to boost the food security of the country.
Ozase said that after harvests, part of the yield could be reserved as seedlings for the next cropping season.
“Through this way, the farmers can slowly improve the quality of their varieties. Good seed selection is also vital to efforts to control plant pests and diseases,’’ he said.
Besides, Ozase said that the agricultural institutes should…
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