There is a need for Nigerians to invest more in the nation’s agriculture sector to enhance food security.
Director, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN, Ibadan, Dr Patrick Adebola stated this during the ‘2022 In-House Research Review of the institute’.
Dr Adebola said the purpose of reviewing the previous activities of the institute became necessary to chart a new course for the progress of CRIN and address food shortages.
Chairman on the occasion, Professor Moshood Aliyu advised the staff of the institute to ensure their researches are in line with the National and global policies
Professor Aliyu stressed the need for the institute to also give priority to the welfare of staff, and discipline, and attract grants to the institute.
The CRIN Programme leaders on cocoa, cashew, coffee, kolanut and tea while reviewing the research reports of the institute in the previous years, highlighted the importance of training and re-training farmers.
They, however, appealed to concerned authorities to put in place good road networks to enable farmers to get their produce to the consumers.
Farmers at the programme decried incessant attacks on their farmlands and called on the government to provide a conducive environment for them to operate.
The programme had in attendance representatives of other research institutes and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
The theme of the 2022 In-House Research Review is ‘National Economic Empowerment through Sustainable Research and Development Of Cocoa, Cashew, Coffee, Kola And Tea’.
Olabiyi Fadahunsi
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