Fri May 07 2021
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele has said the bank will resist the importation of maize into Nigeria.
The apex bank governor also told the youths to embrace agriculture as the bank was willing to support them.
Emefiele made the declaration in Katsina on Thursday, during the unveiling of the first maize pyramid and flag-off of the 2021 maize wet season farming under the CBN-Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme.
Emefiele said the CBN would resist attempts by those who sought to continually import maize into the country, noting that maize farmers in Nigeria had what it took to close the maize demand gap of over 4.5 million metric tons in the country.
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Emefiele urges youths to embrace agriculture, assures of CBN support
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has urged youths in Nigeria to embrace agriculture, declaring the bank’s readine.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has urged youths in Nigeria to embrace agriculture, declaring the bank’s readiness to support them.
Emefiele spoke in Katsina on Thursday at the unveiling of the first maize pyramid and flag-off of the 2021 Maize wet season farming under the CBN-Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme.
He said with over 50,000 bags of maize at the venue and others aggregated across the country, maize farmers sent a resounding message that they can meet the country’s demand.
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by SaharaReporters, New York
May 07, 2021
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, says farmers abandoned over 50,000 hectares of farmland in 2020 due to bandits attacks.
Masari stated this on Thursday in Katsina at the launch of the 2021 Maize Wet Season Farming and the first Maise Pyramid in Nigeria.
The event was organised by the Maize Association of Nigeria in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria Anchor Borrower Programme.