Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, mentioned this during the 45th meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development, as he addressed the participants. During the meeting, he presented empirical data that showed how little the sector has exploited the land resource available in the country. “Nigeria is endowed with a total of 79million hectares of agricultural land with only 44% being cultivated. The nation also has 267 billion cubic meters of fresh surface water and 58 billion cubic meters of underground water, with 37 billion cubic meters only stored in dams. It was also revealed that the government had trained 214,787 farmers in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and 220,018 farmers in Farmer Business School.

Source: Daily Nation September 17, 2022 16:29 UTC