A foundation seed company, ECOBasicSeed in collaboration with growers, has established 50 hectares of maize and cowpeas seed farms across the country.
Managing Director of ECOBasicSeed, Brighton Karume disclosed this in Kaduna during an interaction with journalists as part of activities to mark its one-year anniversary
He said Nigeria cannot achieve its desire of attaining self-sufficiency in maize production, unless farmers shun Open Pollinated Varieties (OPV) and embrace Hybrid Variety seeds for better yields.
“Based on our promise within the last 12 months of commencing operations, ECOBasicSeed has in collaboration with growers, established 50 hectares of maize and cowpeas (beans)seed across Nigeria and established 60 Demo sites across Kaduna, Niger and Kano states with about 10 different varieties of hybrid, maize including Sammaz 62, Sammaz 63 and Sammaz 68 of drought tolerant and high yield international Training,” he said.
According to him, as a new entrance to the seed sector in Nigeria, the foundation also gets a lot of support from local and international stakeholders and partners.
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