NOA decries harvest loss in North East, sensitizes Farmers in Bauchi

By: Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has decried the great harvest lost in north east Nigeria and however sensitized farmers on short time varieties as a way of boosting the economy of Buachi state through agriculture.

The sensitization seminar which took place at the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) LCC Birshi Gandu, RCC Kagadama, Bauchi state was attended by over one hundred church members.

The deputy director of NOA, Adamu Umar Sarkin Yara who spoke during the seminar, said that for the past one year, the North East Nigeria have been having serious harvest losses, particularly Bauchi State and the factors are attributed to climate and inability of the farmers.

He said: “Most of our farmers are farming outdated seeds that are not climate friendly, so we are now creating awareness to farmers to know the dangers of planting seeds that are not compliance with the current weather separated by nimcet across the state”

He urged farmers to go for seeds that are early maturity days especially that the weather focus of Bauchi State by nimect, adding that the rain fall in the state will stabilize from 1st week of June and may likely sized by 5th of November that is the automatically the average of 120 days of rainfall in Bauchi State.

“We are encouraging farmers to go for seeds that will not exit 120 days, because planting 120 days will bring bumper harvest and if farmers have bumper harvest this year, it will definitely reduce poverty and hardship in Nigeria”

According to him: “In the area of climate harvest losses, if farmers are able to meet up with those early harvest seeds, it will help them alot, the seed have 3 things: early harvest, bumper harvest, and high yield, it will be resistant’ he stressed.