The Lagos State Government says it has released hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers, as palliatives to support them for the on-going planting season. The Commissioner stressed that maize was very simple to cultivate and easy to maintain, especially the maize Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR) – Y (Yellow) hybrid maize seed, which has an early maturing window of 75 days. The effect is that the farmers have seeds to plant in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, where they’ve been finding it difficult to get good seeds and inputs. “Also, the seeds are hybrid, which means that they can multiply it for late maize and next year’s planting seasons. Hybrid maize usually generates high yields, increased value and reduced production costs.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2020 04:18 UTC