He said the early procurement has saved the country over 42 million dollars ahead of peak planting.
The Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development has inaugurated a cassava processing facility to boost rural women’s productivity and economic opportunities.
Mr Ogunbiyi described SAPZ as a strategic agribusiness model designed to support Nigeria’s economic diversification agenda through agriculture.
Mr ‎Wokoma said the initiative was designed to address financing challenges limiting access to mechanised farming equipment.
They made the call in separate interviews during a media training session on ‘Biosafety and Agroecology’, organised for journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency has urged farmers to plant drought-resistant and early-maturing variety seeds to avoid losses at harvest.
Mr Mahmud said the ministry established a comprehensive database of farmers across the state in line with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s development blueprint.
He said food commodities that could be produced locally should not be imported, as this undermines efforts to boost domestic production.
He said the commission would monitor the performance.
The Ghana Meteorological Agency says Ghana loses about $200 million annually to floods and droughts.
