FARMERS present at the emergency training and demonstration on climate resilient practices in yam and cassava production have been advised to always get the right seed from the rightful source so as to get the desired result.
This advice was given by their resource person at a training initiated by the federal ministry of agriculture to farmers in Lagos state at the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA), Oko-Oba Agege.
Olayinka Akeredolu, Lagos State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development while speaking at the training said that the farmers are to be trained on how best to produce yam and cassava to make more money.
She advised the farmers to get the right seed from the right source to get the right result, stating that the ministry will train farmers across the state so that there will be an increase in production.
Akeredolu, however, lamented that manpower is one of the major challenges as youths do not want to stay in the farm. She called on the farmers not to keep the knowledge to themselves but share with others in their various localities.
Kosoko Tawakaltu, the Programme Manager of LSADA said that the training is to assist the farmers on production, processing and harvesting of yam and cassava so as to increase their productivity.
This training has been done all over the state. The output that farmers have does not commensurate with what they should have. That is why the government is organising this training so that farmers will not face such problems again.