Three months after the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, mandated the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation, Ilorin to manufacture yam heap making machine, the centre yesterday showcased the first such equipment for yam farmers.
The Acting Director of the centre, Engr M. Y Kasali, told Daily Trust that although the report of the manufactured equipment has been submitted to the minister, he has not seen the machine yet, adding that he will be happy to see it exhibited few months after he gave them the mandate.
Already, yam farmers at the scene were excited seeing a machine that will make yam farming easier and large scale production possible.
Until now, many farmers considered yam heap making as the difficult aspect of yam cultivation and many aging farmers are unable to do large-scale production while the younger generation are not willing to undertake the difficult task.
Although the machine is new, the centre said its efficiency has been tested and found to be good for adoption by Nigerian farmers. The machines, according to the centre, are affordable and farmers’ cooperatives can get them easily
Source: Daily Trust News
The Acting Director of the centre, Engr M. Y Kasali, told Daily Trust that although the report of the manufactured equipment has been submitted to the minister, he has not seen the machine yet, adding that he will be happy to see it exhibited few months after he gave them the mandate.
Already, yam farmers at the scene were excited seeing a machine that will make yam farming easier and large scale production possible.
Until now, many farmers considered yam heap making as the difficult aspect of yam cultivation and many aging farmers are unable to do large-scale production while the younger generation are not willing to undertake the difficult task.
Although the machine is new, the centre said its efficiency has been tested and found to be good for adoption by Nigerian farmers. The machines, according to the centre, are affordable and farmers’ cooperatives can get them easily
Source: Daily Trust News
