Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have continued to make efforts to boost the quality of yam seed produced in Nigeria, which will give way for seamless exportation of the crop and production of quality yam for consumption.
Speaking at the One-Day Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop on Seed Yam Certification Guidelines and Minimum Quality Standards for Various Seed Production Techniques, the Acting Director General of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), Dr. Ishiak Khalid, said Nigeria is a member of several international agricultural bodies; hence, there is a need to develop our seed system for export.
The workshop was organised by NASC in collaboration with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Program for Seed System Innovation of Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Africa (PROSSIVA).
Dr. Khalid explained that PROSSIVA is a new five-year project designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and profitability of vegetatively propagated…
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