Flour Mills partners with US firm to prevent fall armyworm infestation

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc partners with American agritech company, AgBiTech, to provide Nigerian farmers with Fawligen, a biological tool that prevents Fall Armyworm infestation.

This was announced by Group Managing Director, FMN, Boye Olusanya,  he noted that the partnership would play an important part in reducing pest-induced post-harvest losses.

Flour Mills is scaling this partnership through its subsidiary- Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL), as the sole distributor of Fawligen in Nigeria

Olusanya said “We will continue to pursue partnerships in all areas of our core competence, particularly in Agribusiness, where we hope to further strengthen our leadership position.

“I believe this partnership with AgBiTech is especially important because it offers farmers an efficient option of pest management products that prevent yield losses.

“Nigerian farmers who are looking to protect their investments will be happy to learn that Fawligen is a terrific addition to a lineup of products under GAIL/FMN that have been developed to do just that”, he said.

Flour Mills is scaling this partnership through its subsidiary- Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL), as the sole distributor of Fawligen in Nigeria.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), this pest represents a real threat to the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.

FAW has spread across all of sub-Saharan Africa, the Near East and Asia. It will likely soon be present in Southern Europe, according to the FAO.

On his part, Head of Africa & South Asia for AgBiTech, Dr Shachi Gurumayum, the product has been evaluated by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

This development, he further noted, would be a relief to Nigerian farmers.

“Having access to a safe and effective biological control for FAW will be a welcome relief to many of the Nigerian farmers affected by FAW”.