By Usman Shuaibu
The Chairman of North Central Agro-Input Dealers Association (NOCAIDA), FCT Chapter, Mr Halidu Aliyu Mohammed, has called on the government of the day to provide quality seeds to farmers in order to improve farmers’ production.
NOCAIDA Chairman made the call in an interview with newsmen during a one day workshop on quality seed marketing organized by the National Agricultural Seed Council in Gwagwalada on Tuesday.
He also appealed to agro-input dealers to always deem it necessary to sell the certified improved seeds to farmers.
He then pleaded with farmers to purchase the seeds such as maize, rice, soybean and cowpea from genuine agro-input dealers so as to get good produce during harvesting.
He said his leadership would continue to enlighten agro-input dealers to desist from selling fake seeds to farmers in the market.
He, however, charged the Federal Government to provide fertilizers and other farm inputs to farmers on time during the cropping season.
Meanwhile, the workshop focused on the mobilization and sensitization of agro-input dealers, farmers and stakeholders.
