Nigerian farmers seek to stop importation of maize.

Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society urged the federal government to set a time line to ban the importation of maize into the country. The group’s National Coordinator said that the suspension of the import would protect local farmers and encourage massive production of the commodity. Unchecked importation of maize remains a major threat to local production and President Muhammadu Buhari’s agricultural revolution drive. Local farmers must be protected to invest more, so that Nigeria would become self-sufficient in maize production. The federal government must set an immediate time scale to ensure that maize is not imported within months, like was done with rice.