List why ban won’t work
Agro-industrial users of maize have faulted the insistence of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop and frustrate importation of maize into the country despite unfavourable conditions for local production of the crop and a shortfall of over 5 million metric tonnes. x
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), major commercial poultry farmers and feed millers, in different interviews with The Guardian, lamented the high cost of maize, which is a major ingredient in animal feeds.
They argued that banning the importation of maize and soya beans unreasonably would compound the country’s economic woes as poultry, fishery and feed industries would collapse, which in turn would worsen unemployment, aggravate poverty and hamper foreign investments in the sectors.
A woman roasts maize cobs on the side of the road in Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), has urged the federal government to maintain the ban on the importation of the commodity into the country.
According to them, the policy would further boost local capacity as well as incentivise farmers.
The National President of the association, Dr. Bello Abubakar, made the call during the inauguration of the first National Maize Pyramids and flag off of the 2021 wet season farming in Katsina State.
The event was organised in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Dike Onwuamaeze writes on efforts to boost maize production in the country
The Bayer Nigeria Limited (BNL), a subsidiary of Bayer AG, Germany, is spearheading improved cultivation of maize in Nigeria with the introduction of products that are targeted at changing the current narrative of maize farming in country from low yield to increased maize yield through the introduction of the Dekalb, the Lagon, the Decis and the Belt Expert.
The BNL said the Dekalb is a quality hybrid maize seed and the Lagon, which is an innovative selective pre-emergence herbicide that is specifically designed for maize and cassava.
The Lagon has a broad range of actions against grasses and broadleaves weed present in maize and cassava fields, with possible reactivation after drought. The BNL said that proper application of the Lagon could assure farmers of up to eight weeks weed control.
James Emejo in Abuja
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), has urged the federal government to maintain the ban on the importation of the commodity into the country.
According to them, the policy would further boost local capacity as well as incentivise farmers.
The National President of the association, Dr. Bello Abubakar, made the call during the inauguration of the first National Maize Pyramids and flag off of the 2021 wet season farming in Katsina State.
The event was organised in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Abubakar stated that maize farmers are currently producing enough to meet up with the demand gap of the commodity.
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