The Director General of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Hon. Fatuhu Mohammed, has revealed that Nigeria is facing a rice seed deficit of 2.9 million metric tonnes.
This, he warned, poses a major threat to national food security and undermines the country’s efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production.
Mohammed made the disclosure yesterday at the opening of the third edition of the NASC Staff Week, organised by the Nigeria Union of Agriculture and Allied Employees (NUAAE), NASC branch, at the Council’s headquarters in Abuja.
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This, he warned, poses a major threat to national food security and undermines the country’s efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production.
Mohammed made the disclosure yesterday at the opening of the third edition of the NASC Staff Week, organised by the Nigeria Union of Agriculture and Allied Employees (NUAAE), NASC branch, at the Council’s headquarters in Abuja.
Read more at Guardian