Rivers ALFAN secures 1000 hectares of land for maize cultivation – Chairman The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (ALFAN) in Rivers State says some cooperative societies have secured 100 hectares of land in Nmueze, Emuoha Local Government Area of the state, for maize cultivation. Mr Roland Brown, the Chairman of the association, disclosed this in […]
Rivers ALFAN secures 1000 hectares of land for maize cultivation – Chairman
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (ALFAN) in Rivers State says some cooperative societies have secured 100 hectares of land in Nmueze, Emuoha Local Government Area of the state, for maize cultivation.
Mr Roland Brown, the Chairman of the association, disclosed this in Port Harcourt.
Brown said that the group hoped to produce over 8,000 tonnes of maize from the farmlands.
The chairman, however, said the group had yet to get off takers (bulk buyers) of the expected produce.
He said the off taker might need silos to store the grains if the produce was not to be used immediately.
He however expressed fears that herders could purposely graze their cattle on the farms thereby destroying the crops.
“Herdsmen are disturbing farmers in Rivers State; cattle have been destroying our crops. Government should take the pains to address herdsmen’s menace to farmers,” he said.
According to him, government’s preventive measures will go a long way in averting bloody clashes between farmers and herders in the country.
The ALFAN chairman said herders’ destruction of farms in the country negated Federal Government’s campaign for investment in the agricultural sector of the economy.
Brown advised government to improve on security in the land because adequate security was crucial to the attraction of investments in agriculture and other sectors.
He also appealed to security agencies to endeavor to have reliable intelligence gathering mechanism to prevent clashes between farmers and herders.
This, he said, would nip the lingering challenge in the bud rather than seeking solutions after clashes had broken out, adding “prevention is better than cure.”
Source: NAN
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