World Bank |
Speaking to newsmen
during the graduation ceremony of the 1300 farmers who have benefitted
from the project in Kura Local Government Area of the state, TRIMMING's
agri-business specialist, Malam Hallai Garba, stated that the training
would equip farmers with the skills to be able to diagnose and address
agronomic problems on their farms at the formative stage before it posed
disaster to their crops.
"Farmers were
trained on best farming techniques that if put into practice will ensure
an increase in yield thereby making the farmers' economic status
elevated. This is something that is being extended not only to Kano
State, but to other states as well," he said.
He added that the
training would also ensure the adaptation of best agronomic practices
for improved annual productivity, adding that the project was also aimed
at effective utilisation of agric extension workers to ease the
adaptation of newly introduced techniques.
"The expected
farmer ratio to an extension worker today has actually gone beyond what
can be considered as tolerable in Nigeria. The recommended rate by World
Bank is one extension worker to 30 farmers, but today our extension
workers in Nigeria; each of them is attending to 3000 farmers, and we
believe that this ratio is not the best," lamented the expert.
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