Nigeria’s yield per hectare continues to drag as financially strapped farmers lack access to adequate, secure, and timely supply of quality seeds and seedlings, worsening the country’s food insecurity challenges. At the convening of BusinessDay’s Future of Agriculture Conference in Lagos on Wednesday, stakeholders across the agricultural value chain said inadequate access to quality seeds and high input costs are major factors limiting farmers from increasing yields and invariably food production. Ayodeji Balogun, group chief executive of
Nigeria’s yield per hectare continues to drag as financially strapped farmers lack access to adequate, secure, and timely supply of quality seeds and seedlings, worsening the country’s food insecurity challenges. At the convening of BusinessDay’s Future of Agriculture Conference in Lagos on Wednesday, stakeholders across the agricultural value chain said inadequate access to quality seeds and high input costs are major factors limiting farmers from increasing yields and invariably food production. Ayodeji Balogun, group chief executive of