The Federal Government, through the National Varieties Release Committee, has officially registered and released 10 high-yield crop varieties to farmers to boast food sufficiency and enhance farming activities.
Committee chairman, Soji Olufajo, announced the release during the 32nd Meeting of the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crops Varieties, Livestock Breed/Fisheries.
The meeting was held at the Conference Hall of the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Moore Plantation, Ibadan.
Olufajo said 12 new varieties of three crops, namely Wheat, Potato and Maize, were submitted for consideration but 10 were recommended to the committee for registration and release.
The technical sub-committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crops Varieties, had during its 36th meeting deliberated on the 12 varieties received.
They were received from three research institutions in the country, namely Lake Chad Research Institute Maiduguri, Borno; National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Abia and Institute of Agricultural Research and Training Ibadan.
