Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting the competitiveness of cassava farmers in the country.
The declaration was made in a communique signed by 14 commissioners of agriculture and issued at the 2018 Annual Review & Work Planning Meeting of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Cassava Weed Management Project themed: “Unveiling of New Technologies for Weed Control in Cassava Farming Systems,” in Ibadan, March 19 to 20, 2018.
Mr Peter Odebunmi, Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, told journalists at the event that “We have a lot of rural farmers who do not know how get the best yield from thier farms. The outcome of this research on weed management will improve the economy of the individual farmers.
Mr Monday Osaigbovo, Commissioner for Agriculture for Edo State, stated that it was high time attention was given to weed control.
Source: Tribune News
