The Programme Manager, Nasarawa Agricultural Development
Project (NADP), Mr. Napthali Jarumi-Dachor, has appealed to the nation’s rice
farmers to embrace modern technique of rice cultivation.

Jarumi-Dachor made the appeal in an interview with newsmen
after a quarterly workshop for extension workers in Lafia on Wednesday.

He said: “if this is done it would bring to an end the food
crisis as well as ensure food security in the country.’’

He said the one-day training exercise was aimed at
introducing Rice Agriculture Technology (RAT) to local farmers with a view to
enhance rice production.

“The technology covers the areas of rice harvest and
post-harvest processing techniques as well as the marketing and management of
small rice holdings, “ he said.

The programme manager reminded the extension workers that
one of their primary obligations was the training of local farmers in modern
farming techniques, which he noted, was the essence of the training.

He also called on the participants at the training exercise
to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the exercise to boost rice
production in the state.

The manager, who appealed to participants to brainstorm and
contribute to the development of agriculture in the state, said the government
would provide farmers with the necessary inputs to enhance their productivity.