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Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) Boosts Wheat Farming in Jigawa State

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"QbFWuJKb" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>FMAN Wheat Development’s programme manager&comma; Dr Samaila Aliyu revealed this while speaking at the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Green Field Day” organised for stakeholders to visit farms and engage directly with farmers&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"nuqNZ3Cy" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>He said the aim of the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Green Field Day” visit was for FMAN to showcase to stakeholders and the general public that wheat production is feasible and attainable in Nigeria&comma; and with current developments in the sector&comma; the country has all it takes to become self-sufficient in the nearest future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>FMAN believes that with genuine commitment from all stakeholders&comma; Nigeria can become a wheat exporter in the nearest future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;FMAN is currently collaborating with farmers&comma; governments&comma; research institutes&comma; traditional leaders&comma; the media and general the public in supporting wheat production in 17 states of the federation&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Fce3Lsar" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;What we are seeing now at Yandutse village of Ringim local government of Jigawa State is clear evidence of FMAN’s efforts to encourage domestic wheat production for self-reliance&comma; job creation&comma; poverty eradication&comma; growth and development&comma;” he stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>FMAN commended the Jigawa State governor&comma; Malam Umar Namadi for his commitment in supporting wheat production in the state and Nigeria in general&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chairman of Wheat Farmers Association&comma; Jigawa State&comma; Malam Mujtaba Bayi thanked FMAN for its support and intervention which encouraged many people to join wheat farming in the state and also contributed in making Jigawa State to become a leading wheat production state in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Following interventions from the Flour Milling Association of Nigeria &lpar;FMAN&rpar;&comma; wheat farmers in Jigawa state anticipate achieving the highest harvest in the state’s history&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Alhaji Mujtaba Bayi&comma; Chairman of the Wheat Farmers Association in Jigawa&comma; revealed this during the Wheat Farmers Green Field Day held on Wednesday in Ringim local government area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bayi commended FMAN’s interventions for contributing to food security and reducing youth unemployment&comma; acknowledging the support from the state governor&comma; Malam Umar Namadi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last year&comma; 3&comma;000 wheat farmers benefited&comma; and this year&comma; with increased support from the state administration&comma; around 8&comma;000 wheat farmers in Jigawa benefited from FMAN interventions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Alhaji Mujtaba assured a bumper wheat harvest&comma; attributing the success to the collaboration with grassroots farmers and the support received from FMAN&period; The interventions included improved and certified wheat seeds&comma; fertilizers&comma; agro-chemicals&comma; and advice from extension workers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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