Bio-fortified maize is also being promoted as a means of fighting malnutrition, popularly called hidden hunger. Nigeria Agriculture Maize
beyond the pandemic has been the subject of engagements, agitations and demands among agricultural scientists, technologists, government agencies, research institutes and farmers, among many other stakeholders.
Hence, as the world and Nigeria in particular aggressively head towards a predictable economic recession, youths, retirees and those who might lose jobs to the tragedy of the time could make a fortune from maize cultivation, as food would become the most important thing that millions of people around the world would readily buy.
To close the deficient gap, he said, an additional 4 million tonnes would have to be produced yearly and to become maize-secure, another 4 million tonnes would be required to clock 20 million metric tonnes yearly. The first factor, he said, is the improved varieties with the best genetic potential for maximum yield per hectare. High-yielding varieties with good farming practices and management would make maize farms produce above the average. This translates to higher profitability and sustainability.
Similarly, Mr Temitope Falaye, a Chief Agricultural Engineer at the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation , also explained that to achieve maximum plant population per hectare, farm mechanisation is inevitable.
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