The Nigerian AgriBusiness Group (NABG) and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector have discussed on how to deploy climate- smart agriculture to improve food productivity, create job and fight the scourge of poverty in Nigeria. Addressing journalists at the event, President of NABG, Emmanuel Ijewere, said Climate -smart agriculture is extremely important because the climate of the world is changing and every country has specific responsibility to adjust to the changes. He also noted that despite the threat of insecurity, Nigerians should not allow insecurity to dampen their enthusiasm to produce food and reduce food insecurity in our country. In other words those practices are such that they inflict harm on them.”He noted that the Climate –smart agriculture has been development to help farmers mitigate the impact of the Climate change. NABG Council member, Alhaji Muhammadu D. Abubakar, said the essence of Climate-Smart Agriculture is to promote, better yields with minimum efforts and also protect the environment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 08, 2022 16:47 UTC