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.I.' ,.., dewIop I grlculmre In • SC:lk. the lnlenuilonal InstI fU lI' of TrvpIal Agricultu re {IJTA Ilia..>; dOlUIl'd Impnlnd (11"' flt:l 111111 maitt ~vidirs 10 Ih t
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The: ..l5lr1ule abo plans n back-
Slap the newly esWlIished staleowned e.sa.... 5Wth ttKlustty, \mking ill)) markets and olTering (anncn
IlIA donates improved cassava, cowpea, maize seeds to Jigawa • l--fl:: Jigowo
in1JV1'Od :::a<33.\'1 plmting materials to mSItn: n Ready JUAIIy of CIIlAVi
State
Commilsiooet- few
rootI to ~ bc:Icry
Aqricvllvn,
RQbi'u lsoh;
Spe:abr.S In Du:se cbing!he pn:smtanon. Ikpuly Dumor Gc:nc:ral. ..........,. ... " - " " BWOhng (UTA). 0. KOJIOl'I DaWdI s;ud "In It.: 11it'(llwo W'tCb. the IlStJlute will be ckbvcnng IInpro~ CUSIlYa plantlllg I1lI1tenals for mulliplic:a-
Afria"
IntemationoJ
Institute Tro~l
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tribltnl 10 the food JCQIIlt)' and -td , 00 for milllOl\S of peo-
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Tbt ikmlJQn of !he improved pl:m1JJ18 Il1f.tcnals came lifter the nonh v,'CSlCm SIlW!. OJ. StIle Urrudo. 8'lve an open 1Oyt. bboa 10 Ih ' fomnost agncuIturaJ n:!ICII'Cb . .t1ttDe m Afhca. UTA, 10 help tus 1'>YtmmaiI Il.InHUOund agriallturr Jl the lnsututr's 45th 1DlI\o\.~ l lddon 6Ju1y., IbIdan.
.,. l:.1dmg,
Dr. Kenton ieIJ, during
the ~nlotion of i mp'i-oved~
gDYmlQr uf the
000 maiD! seeds
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10 Jigawo State government in Dune, """,,tiy.
J,gawa s&alC by Dr Robert A.5Jedu, IITA I>tn:ct« (W1:st Afila,); Or GbIwlcy Tam\o\'aIi, IITA Sacnwt on Volue C1lams; and Godwm AISCf, ComrnurucallOD Officer, (WcsI. &.
Respondmg. Jigawa Swe Dr. Uunido Ihankcd IITA for offtnng 10 suwort the IWe in ilS agncu.IturaI transfomwion IgO'w:ia. "We neal 10 develop a stmn& pin.
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Dr DI$lIJfIl sad: "The mSlltute 15 glad Il' help , 11111\.... stalr:: 10 IXlde the
challcnse 0 1 food
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Agricultul'1l urrAl. or. Robert A!iedu,
Casa\tJ. ~'pciI and maar life unpIFn c0p5 m Iix swe. ron--
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AJhoji
Di~forWest
lIlSCWIll). ~
Cenlnd Afilca).
Don decries dependence on imported food Ii¥ W.EC•.A
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OOd Kicntist and acting n ull, DqtanQlcnt of Homc Economics, Ka1ty or Agricultun. Unh"ft'Sity or lloria. 0 " Ramots Karim, 1m 5trast"d ttw need ror-filGd and aJJkd iltdtl5lrit'f to soura ror raw malm-h in tM counlry 10 stimulate apirullunJ production. In an
Inta\'leVo' WIth [)aill' 511"
recctllly, Dr.
K.nm . . Lobe idHe 10 feed 115 growlll8 pop--
uIaban.
lIS negatJ~ III1*' m the counuy', fom¥'l exchange. II abo takes its toll on natIonII de'id'ilE pnVl&e IO::II:r will be: opx:to:ilO play , opnx:nl. Only. wdI·1i:d pcqik can NI\'C. bal· k:adlng . . In aD aspecG of agncuInn.I produc- In%d menW d:isp:wnm IO\IIwds dI:Ydopncnl." lIOn, procb::e aJt¥. puccmn& md mIfkdm& While nI.DII IhIl SI$IIDIbIc IOod !ICCI.IlIy n;d~lIJd.ct.riIubon.~and ~!-at Inall~ofagnrulltft, she can be 8duevc.d tt.ougb !OCW nnsbmatllOn, she SInSCd !he need 10 cbalJenge-aU stakdJOId... S he urged Ihml to 1ak£ .t."IIUgI: of the as 10 do aD its takes b the nItion 10 ~ her ~ envuonmr:DllO~lJnent the: drocu dependence on ~ food. Dr Kcun who c:xpWned thai. money mYl$a:l of.,..,..,.... The IlUVCDdy don abo dccncd NIgc.na's in agnc an nat be IOI:D IS I "'"lISle., urged govcmID£d 10 mlefll!lCld lIS policIe:IlO WdirrurYIe f"unc.. dcpc.ndax:c. on ~ IOod. IIObni: tIIlI. it has tionaI IJIIddIcs and assJgI1 ~ mit gra~ ~ ICrfllllionaJ dc.vdopment. A SIlUIlMJD ",'btte N'IJI:N now ~ food IIUU.1IIy rmOOrang rok:! 10 aU srakc.bokkn." Aa:ordin& 10 her, Agric deYdopmmI. IhouId 105lwortb:al ~ .. ~ AsIde tion.~.s&orageandmarlr;:cunglllCpri.
v.ue sector -=tJVlIII:5.
N"I8CflII IDUSI be inmlUcd 00th Ul quanwy and quality. Spnbr., (XI the nMe oflhe pnWIC. sector m mDlIII bod .IOCUlly', Dr. IWun said !hoe IS nub Ibc:. un do, SInO: -WltUltwuJ produc-ffOlI produruon m
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Uduaghan urges Deltans to invest in agriculture stakeholders 10 Intenslry then Investment In agnculture. He said agnculture was very Iucnltive, nollOg that il was ~ rewarding socio-et"onomlclllly than olher sectors or the society_ In whllliookc.d hke I question IWd answer SC:S.510n., the gover· nor stressed the importmcc of flUlD.lllg IJDd charged the youths and women 10 use II 10 unprove !herr liVUl8 standard. 1ne governor expla.uted thaI ranning was I big empowenncnl
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IO Dc lla Shllc Go vc rno r,
I>r-. Emnla nuel Uduag han.
ha, d1!Kribed agricultu re 115 • us eful Ins trument ror man c.n,,01lt-c rm en l, urgi ng Ibc people to in\ HI in II. Uduaghan staled thLS recently, wrule an'l(<UnCmg the postponeroelll of de launcb of Subsidy Re' ln Velotment and Empowmnenl Programme (SURE·Il) ror youths and
'A'omen In
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He enjoined
1001 that could help Improve:: the Jiving standard of an mdivldual st.ressmg that • successful rarmer would never be dependenl on the governmenl or the society
Dr Uduaghan expllmed Ihat
the launching of the empower. ment programme WI5 postponed because of the inability or the
MlDister
of
Coordinaung
or
Economy. Dr. I weah. to get
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According 10 him, bad weather occasioned by heavy nunf.1I that IISled ror hours in Asat. pre-venled her fllghl from takmg ofT from AbuJL
"Dr. NgoZl Iweala IS very pas. slonalc about thil; programme, that is wby she wanted 10 be bere
personally 10 launc.h II hul was unable 10 make II because of the
t.d wealber, she has bc.tn m the Nnamru Azikwe Inlemallonal Airport. Ahuja Since 9am but could nol Oy," the governor stal·
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