Government must bring back extension officers to improve agricultural productivity - Cassava Farmer
"The Government should provide them with motor bikes or tricycles to visit any farm, this would significantly improve food production in Nigeria."
This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
Cassava is an important annual food grown throughout Nigeria. It is tuberous and has the ability to thrive in poor soils and has considerable resistance to drought. It is also used to refer to the root of this tropical plant. It feeds the majority of the country’s population, yet, the country has never had enough of it and the prices of derived products such as garri, fufu, cassava flour, have always remained high.
In this interview with Ikeja Record’s Abel Adekunle, a cassava farmer and the Chairman All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State and the South West Chapter, Doctor Femi Oke, discusses how Lagos and the country can boost the production of cassava and other foods.
Abel Adekunle: Who is Doctor Femi Oke?
DOCTOR OKE: Yes, I am Doctor Femi Oke, Chairman of All farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Lagos state South/West chapter.
AA: What kind of farming do you do and how d…
