North-East is big hub for cotton production —NASC
National Agricultural Seeds Council says the North-East comprising Adamawa, Yobe, Borno, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba are fertile states making them a big hub for cotton production.Mr Idris Aliyu, the Director of Seed Industry Development, Technical Support and Commercial Services, NASC, said the North-East had always been fertile ground, and the culture of cotton production had been there since colonial times.
“Cotton is a very important cash crop for this country, and the maintenance of its generic purity lies with the NASC, and we are doing everything to ensure this,” he said.He said that there was no demarcation between cotton production for mass use in the textile industry and the production for continuity for provision of seed.
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