Wheat |
Nigeria yesterday 27th, 2017 played host to other
African countries participating in the wheat production under the Support to
Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops (SARD-SC) towards
checkmating import bill of over 50 billion dollar annually with Nigeria
spending 4 billion as stakeholders commended the project and advised for its
sustainability that would withstand competitiveness in the global market.
The SARD-SC project funded by African Development Bank (AFDB)
with 6 billion dollar attracted bigwig from the public and private sectors as
they all agreed that the innovative platform of the programme has positively
impacted in the transfer of improved technologies to farmers and other
stakeholders at the value chains of the produce in all the participating
countries with remarkable increase yield with quality of millers’ demand.
Present at the opening ceremony yesterday included the Governor
of Kebbi State, Sen. Abubarka Atiku Bagudu, former Governor, Gombe state,
Alhaji Sani Tuaraki, AFDB representative, Dr. OjukwuChiji, Hon. Committee Chairman,
Colleges of Agriculture, Hon. Linus Okorie, Chairman House committee on
Agriculture, Hon. Mongunu, Hon, Bello Yakubu, Chairman, flour Millers
Association Nigeria, Nino Ozara, National Assembly Hon. Munir Babba Danagundi, ED
IAR, Prof. Abubakar, National President Wheat farmers, Alh Salim Saleh Nuhd, Agric
Minister representative, Mr. Azeez, IITA representative, Dr. Chris Akeem,
Sudan, Dr. IzzatThair, Ethiopia, Dr. TolessaDebele, Tanzania, Dr. Jerry Ngailo,
Zimbabwe Dr. Dumisani Kutiwayo, Mali, Dr. Oumarou Goita, Niger, Dr. Salami
Issouffou, Coordinator SARD-SC Dr. Solomon
Assefa and ED LCRI, Dr. O.G Olabanji among others.
As the meeting continues today 28th, it is expected among other things that the plenary session will be looking at “wheat agricultural innovation platform: Achievement, experiences and lesion in target countries of Zambia, Kenya, Eritrea, Mauritania and Lesotho.
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