NAIC cautions farmers against flood alert

The Managing Director (MD)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nigerian Agricultural Corporation (NAIC) Mrs. Folashade Joseph has warned all farmers to take very serious the red alert  on flood as issued  by the Federal Government in about 15 states of the federation.

In a press release made available to Food Farm News by the Head, Corporate Affairs Mrs. Magdalene Omosimua, it was stated that the NAIC MD, Mrs. Joseph wanted all farmers especially those that had taken insurance cover with her agency to intensify on best agronomic practices against any mishap that could occur due to the predicted intensive August- October rainfall.

The statement stated that ‘’ the management of NAIC has drawn the attention of Nigerian farmers to the ‘Red Flood Alert’ issued by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agencies (NHISA) with respect to some states of the Federation’’ and the CEO has ‘’ underscored the need for farmers to keep abreast of the impact of the heavy rains which is expected to peak between the months of August and October, 2019’’ and advising  ‘’ all farmers, especially those covered by the NAIC  to strictly adhere to best agricultural practices, as they have already been educated by the corporation during various farmers sensitization programs on how to maintain sound house-keeping on their insured projects’’

Mrs Joseph pointed that ‘’NAIC was set up to indemnify farmers that insured their farms with the corporation and given the nationwide spread of NAIC branches which are located in the 36 states of the Federation including FCT, it is wise for every investor across the agricultural value chain to take a NAIC cover’’ adding ‘’ NAIC ploughs farmers back to prosperity’’.