Post by Trade facilitator on Mar 31, 2023 15:39:29 GMT 1
The Federal Government’s Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Export Trade Group - ETG Nigeria and Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) Unveil Disease-Resistant Hybrid Maize (ETG M401 and ETG M601) For Farmers In Nigeria.
The maize planting season is about to start, so the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is sending signals of its full readiness to increase production of maize in the country by taking certain decisive steps to achieve the laudable objective.
The Federal Government, in partnership with Export Trade Group and Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association recently unveiled disease-resistant hybrid maize seeds to boost crop production as the planting season begins.
Officials from the Federal Government’s Institute of Agricultural Research, the trade group, as well as NAIDA, unveiled the ETG M401 and ETG M601 hybrid maize varieties to farmers in Abuja, stating that the new seeds had the potential to deliver higher yields.
The Executive Director, IAR, Prof. Mohammad Ishyiku, said the institute was working with ETG and agro-input dealers to ensure that the seeds were used by farmers to produce early maturing maize, with adequate nutrients and better yields.
“This is a right step and it is an innovation that will surely boost the output of our farmers nationwide, and ensure increased incomes for them after harvesting and delivering to the market,” Ishyiku, who was represented by the Principal Investigator, IAR, Dr Muyideen Oyekunke, stated.
The Business Development Manager, ETG Nigeria, Goodluck Nkemakolam, explained that the group was working with all the necessary arms of government to ensure that farmers take advantage of the hybrid seeds.
“We are working with the government, because for any investor to thrive in any country, they must follow the laws of the country. All the required agencies are involved in what we are trying to do, from the seeds council, IAR, Ministry of Agriculture, agro-input dealers, etc.
“The government is aware that we are here. ETG has been there for a while, with respect to training. However, on the part of inputs, we want to ensure that even the farmers whose products you are buying, in terms of off-take, have good inputs that will help generate a better harvest,” he stated.
He said the group had supported over 10,000 farmers in Nigeria through its trading arm, adding that the new hybrid maize seeds would further deepen the firm’s presence in the country’s agriculture space.
“Currently, from our commodity part, we’ve reached out to over 10,000 farmers through our trading aspect. However, from the inputs sector, we are aligning and when we finish the registration process and the product is released, we will engage many more farmers,” Nkemakolam stated.
The Chief Executive Officer, ETG Inputs HoldCo Limited, Ashish Lakhotia, said the hybrid maize was an early maturing, white grain hybrid with thick stems, having low placed and long cobs with hard grains.
“The cobs are well covered with husks and having good dry down and ease to harvest. The seeds are excellent in drought tolerance, mature between 100 and 110 days, have medium height, and have very good resistance to all common diseases,” he stated.
From our research, ETG M401 and ETG M601 hybrid maize varieties have already been used in some African countries including Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Importance Of Good Quality Seeds:
The use of good quality seed is a prerequisite for the satisfactory production of a good quality crop and is essential for export markets.
The following points should be taken into account when considering seed quality:
Trueness to type (often referred to as variety purity).
Satisfactory germination and vigour.
Freedom from other materials, including plant debris, dead or broken seeds, seeds of other crops, weed seeds, noxious and parasitic weed seeds and also non-plant materials.
Freedom from seed-borne pests and diseases.
Good quality seed is essential for the production of a crop suitable for export.
Although some farmers produce their own seed, only seed which has been produced by a Seed Certification Scheme or the Quality Declared Seed system (QDS) should be used. The QDS system has been designed by FAO to ensure that the best possible quality seed is produced with the resources already available in seed production organizations in a country.
The system is designed to provide quality control during seed production which is less demanding on government resources than fully developed seed certification, but adequate to provide good quality seed both within countries and in international trade.
Addendum:
Our company is one of the best companies in the Agro-Export business in Nigeria today. We train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
The maize planting season is about to start, so the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is sending signals of its full readiness to increase production of maize in the country by taking certain decisive steps to achieve the laudable objective.
The Federal Government, in partnership with Export Trade Group and Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association recently unveiled disease-resistant hybrid maize seeds to boost crop production as the planting season begins.
Officials from the Federal Government’s Institute of Agricultural Research, the trade group, as well as NAIDA, unveiled the ETG M401 and ETG M601 hybrid maize varieties to farmers in Abuja, stating that the new seeds had the potential to deliver higher yields.
The Executive Director, IAR, Prof. Mohammad Ishyiku, said the institute was working with ETG and agro-input dealers to ensure that the seeds were used by farmers to produce early maturing maize, with adequate nutrients and better yields.
“This is a right step and it is an innovation that will surely boost the output of our farmers nationwide, and ensure increased incomes for them after harvesting and delivering to the market,” Ishyiku, who was represented by the Principal Investigator, IAR, Dr Muyideen Oyekunke, stated.
The Business Development Manager, ETG Nigeria, Goodluck Nkemakolam, explained that the group was working with all the necessary arms of government to ensure that farmers take advantage of the hybrid seeds.
“We are working with the government, because for any investor to thrive in any country, they must follow the laws of the country. All the required agencies are involved in what we are trying to do, from the seeds council, IAR, Ministry of Agriculture, agro-input dealers, etc.
“The government is aware that we are here. ETG has been there for a while, with respect to training. However, on the part of inputs, we want to ensure that even the farmers whose products you are buying, in terms of off-take, have good inputs that will help generate a better harvest,” he stated.
He said the group had supported over 10,000 farmers in Nigeria through its trading arm, adding that the new hybrid maize seeds would further deepen the firm’s presence in the country’s agriculture space.
“Currently, from our commodity part, we’ve reached out to over 10,000 farmers through our trading aspect. However, from the inputs sector, we are aligning and when we finish the registration process and the product is released, we will engage many more farmers,” Nkemakolam stated.
The Chief Executive Officer, ETG Inputs HoldCo Limited, Ashish Lakhotia, said the hybrid maize was an early maturing, white grain hybrid with thick stems, having low placed and long cobs with hard grains.
“The cobs are well covered with husks and having good dry down and ease to harvest. The seeds are excellent in drought tolerance, mature between 100 and 110 days, have medium height, and have very good resistance to all common diseases,” he stated.
From our research, ETG M401 and ETG M601 hybrid maize varieties have already been used in some African countries including Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Importance Of Good Quality Seeds:
The use of good quality seed is a prerequisite for the satisfactory production of a good quality crop and is essential for export markets.
The following points should be taken into account when considering seed quality:
Trueness to type (often referred to as variety purity).
Satisfactory germination and vigour.
Freedom from other materials, including plant debris, dead or broken seeds, seeds of other crops, weed seeds, noxious and parasitic weed seeds and also non-plant materials.
Freedom from seed-borne pests and diseases.
Good quality seed is essential for the production of a crop suitable for export.
Although some farmers produce their own seed, only seed which has been produced by a Seed Certification Scheme or the Quality Declared Seed system (QDS) should be used. The QDS system has been designed by FAO to ensure that the best possible quality seed is produced with the resources already available in seed production organizations in a country.
The system is designed to provide quality control during seed production which is less demanding on government resources than fully developed seed certification, but adequate to provide good quality seed both within countries and in international trade.
Addendum:
Our company is one of the best companies in the Agro-Export business in Nigeria today. We train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
