Over 1,440 farmers from 70 villages across six states in the South-West region of Nigeria have been trained In smart farming.
This is part of the government’s efforts to ensure food security in Nigeria.
The project, which was sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, was aimed at giving the selected farmers access to early warning systems and information dissemination platforms.
The lead researcher, Dr. John Oyedepo, who led other researchers drawn from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, said the training was aimed at assisting the country in achieving food security and improving the economic status of the farmers.
Oyedepo said the institution had commenced sensitization of the farmers on the climate information services for early warning systems on climate change in the South-West.
He said, “The project trained 1,440 farmers from 70 villages across the six states on smart farming with access to early warning systems and information dissemination platforms.
“The farmers, through the research outcome, also have access to weather information websites, online radio, and other small phone-enabled applications aimed at providing useful information on farming activities.
“The other thing we also did is to give them other interventions, like irrigation, so that in case we have a prolonged drought, they will be able to go to farms and still produce something.”
