FG, CGIAR collaborate on evidence-based insurance devt for farmers
Federal Government and Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) recently launched a roadmap for evidence-based insurance development for Nigeria’s farmers. Speaking at introduction the roadmap in Abuja, Dr. Bukar Hassan, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, explained that the blueprint had become necessary as part of an effort to ameliorate the problem of climate change on the nation’s agricultural sector. “Our agriculture is rain-fed dependent as farmers rely hugely on the vagaries of weather and climate (onset, cessation, intensity, amount and duration). Though it has been acknowledged that climate change is a global phenomenon and a reality, its impact has been devastating, as floods or draught can wipe out the entire harvest of farmers. This was the case of our farmers in 2012 and as recently as 2017,” Dr. Hassan said. He noted that the roadmap would strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural and give the requi...