AATF Urges Nigerian Farmers To Adopt Hybrid Seeds For Greater Productivity
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This page is a single post sharing a news article about the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) urging Nigerian farmers to adopt hybrid seeds like Tela maize to improve productivity. The post quotes Sylvia Kyeyune discussing the inefficiency of relying on large land areas with low-yielding open-pollinated varieties and advocates for a collaborative approach involving farmers, seed companies, and policymakers.
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citing specific organization (AATF)quoting Vice Chairman Sylvia Kyeyunereferencing specific location of visit (Kaduna State)
“You're assuming that you have a lot of land and therefore productivity is not a very big deal”
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“Someone can produce very little on a very large portion of land because they have the big land. But a country that has very small land must maximize the yield per acre”
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“hybrid seeds like Tela maize can deliver three to five times the yield currently obtained from OPVs”
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