Rice farmers in Chakaruku, Kogi local government of Kogi State, said their yield increased from 20 bags of rice paddy per hectare to 50 bags of rice paddy per hectare. He said they used to farm one hectare of rice per person, but after the intervention of APPEALS, each person now cultivates 3 to 4 hectares of rice. “Before, each hectare gives you 20 bags of rice paddy, but after taking us through best agronomic practices and providing us with farm inputs, we now harvest about 50 bags of rice paddy per hectare”, he said. He appealed for the extension of the APPEALS project and Chakaruku be reconsidered in the next phase of the project. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other ServicesPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… Kogi farmers harvest 50 bags of rice per hectare with APPEALS intervention ; Kogi farmers harvest 50 bags of rice per hectare with APPEALS intervention ; Kogi farmers harvest 50 bags of rice per hectare with APPEALS intervention ; Kogi farmers harvest 50 bags of rice per hectare with APPEALS intervention.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 18, 2021 13:52 UTC