The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, also commended the state government for the initiative.
MACBAN reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the security agencies in their constitutional role of maintaining peace throughout the country.
“We need urgent intervention. If this continues, its implications on national food security will be severe,” the farmers said.
According to him, the ministry is also promoting indigenous development and manufacturing of solar agricultural technology.
He said the exercise was designed to help the trainees engage in poultry production and cope with the current economic conditions.
Mr Kyari also emphasised Nigeria’s advantage in the global market, citing the country’s naturally non-GMO soybeans.
In Zimbabwe in particular, the 2024 corn crop was down 70 per cent year-on-year, maize prices doubled, and 9,000 cattle died of thirst and starvation.
She highlighted that students would learn practical farming techniques, including vegetable cultivation, to enhance their well-being
Mr Yahaya, on June 26, launched the sales of subsidised fertilisers for the 2025 wet farming season.
Ms Bala urged farmers to begin a gradual transition from chemical to organic fertilisers.
