Government urged to train rural farmers on modern farming

The Chief Executive Officer, kalmz Farms Limited, Ogoja, Mr Godshield Kanjal, has appealed to governments at all levels to assist in training rural farmers on modern farming.

Kanjal made the appeal to the Government on Friday in Calabar.

“Today’s farming is no longer what it used to be. A lot of technologies are now employed in farming. It is no longer the crude way farmers used to know.

“These days, drones are being used to fight pest globally. How many farmers in Nigeria have seen drones, not to talk of using them?

“So, I appeal to government at all levels to assist our farmers, especially rural farmers by exposing them to modern farming methods,’’ Kanjal said.

“We are just introducing irrigation farming in Cross River North Senatorial District through the River Ogoja by individual efforts. 

He, however, said that most farmers lacked the needed funding for expansion.

He called on government to ensure that farmers are granted loans so as to achieve the purpose – ensuring food security.