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<p>The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) has advised Nigerian farmers to adjust to the use of climate change resilient crops. .</p>
<p>The centre’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Sunday Aladele, gave the advice on Tuesday during a meeting with Technical Working Group on Germplasm Users’ Engagement Activity, at ICRISAT office, Kano.</p>
<p>Aladele said that the meeting was organised to enable the centre introduce the germplasm was being kept in genebank to farmers.</p><div class="jcmaj6Q1" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>He said that they the group would be able to advice the centre on the best way to approach and guide farmers in selecting the right variety for cultivation.</p>
<p>Aladele enjoined the farmers to move away from their traditional planting varieties and adopt the centre’s climate resilient seeds under the “Crop for Resilience” project.</p>
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<p>He said that the project, which was being supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, was aimed at mitigating effects of climate change in the country.</p>
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<p>Earlier, The centre’s Technical Assistant Director, Mr Mayowa Olubiyi,said that a technical working group had been inaugurated for the new project in the three benefiting states.</p>
<p>Olubiyi said that 100 farmers were selected from each of the three benefiting Kano, Niger and Oyo States.</p>
<p>He said that the farmers had already been formed into Germplasm User Groups.</p>
<p>Olubiyi said that during the farmers participatory variety selection in Kano State, 300 samples of cowpea and sorghum planted by the project were evaluated.</p>
<p>“Seeds of the samples that did excellent in germination, will be multiplied by the centre and distributed to farmers for further sharing to others,” he said.</p>
<p>Crop trust consultant, Dr Eva Weltzien, stressed the importance of crop conservation, adding that it would enable researchers to have access to the different indigenous crop samples in the gene-bank.</p>
<p>Weltzien said that it would also assist to increase agricultural productivity and boost food security in the country.</p>
<p>A member of the technical working group, Prof Sanusi Gaya, however, urged NACGRAB to sensitize the farmers on effects of climate change on crop production. .</p>
<p>Gaya also added it was important for the farmers to be sensitised on the best time to plant their crops.</p>
<p>NIHORT Station Manager, Malam Idris Bala, also said that it was imperative for the centre to distribute seeds to the farmers in good time.</p>
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