Jokerman:
Isn't this a GEJ/Adeshina Agric policy idea??

afanide:



You go ask farmers how fertilizer was accessible and subsidized during Jonathan's tenure. Can you compare the price of fertilizer then and now stop being biased and talk with facts.

mapet:


...... Slow down

1. Who told you that the Rice plantersin the CBN-led anchor farmer/borrower program use hoe and cutlass? You need to find out about an initiative before you argue way off tangent.
2. I do not see logic in your arguement wrt App. You acknowledge developed world use it to rapidly increase their production, yet you fault the fact that we are embracing it.......so we should stick to hoe and cutlass?

Weedcrusher:


I said earlier that it is a nice thing only if it's relevant. I will tell you what are relevant.

1. Training farmers on environmental parameters such as soil pH, temperature, proper irrigation, pest management etc. to optimize their production

2. Provision of Mechanized farm equipment such as combine and harvester at subsidized rate

3. Financial support in form of low interest rate loans

4. Training and support for proper storage of harvested crops

5. Public awareness to buy made in Nigeria rice

I don't know what the app is about, but one thing I know is that you need data to use an app, and my guess is there will be no or limited data availability in most of the farms

kenonze:
very good move although the impact will be negligible for now but in time to come the benefits will be awesome.

Preciousojoka:
The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) Commenced a training course of how to use smartphones for farming among rice farmers in Nigeria. This program which is aimed at boosting rice production in Nigeria had 50 rice farmers extension officers in training.

This training didn't cover most locations in Nigeria, drawing few participants from Kogi, Nassarawa, Ebonyi, Niger, and Kebbi state (Riverside areas) where farmers focus mainly on rice production.

According to Agboire Samuel Acting Executive Director NCRI In an event in Lokoja; the gesture was part of the Federal Government's policy aimed at scaling rice production in the country to meet local and export needs.

http://www.preshtech.com/2016/12/rice-farmers-in-nigeria-get-smartphones.html

MALIK15:
Cheap Nigerian Refined and polished Rice, sai. baba is not lying.

Chigold101:

how many of them of can operate this phone?

mapet:

....
Unfortunately, many of you lot have little minds, not imaginative or cerebral enough to even reason out why the need for the initative. You take the easy way out, i.e. condemn in the most ignorant manner..............

In Kenya, concepts like this was used successfully to close the gap in financial inclusion, hence farmers and other artisans in remote location can access information and make financial transaction using apps ...........

But why do I care...... Ignorance is free and easy

Skseries:
same way gej subsidize fertilizer that till now nigeria can boast of being self sufficient in any food produce. Abegi cut the crap

obailala:
It is not by creating policies, what matters is efficiently implementing the thousands of policies lying fallow over the years and extracting results from them. Nobody is in a competition to create policy, Nigeria has never lacked creative policies, fruitful implementation has always been the problem.

uzoexcel:
booking this space..i have a long write up coming up but i ll be called a conspiracy buff if i put it up here...still thinking

rabex123:
go and sleep.. Flat head talking about farming

OHIsIManuEL:

Kenya is kenya, this is Nigeria, watch how this will be mismanaged and useless.

mapet:


1. All What you listed is currently being done and much more. I will advise you follow Federal Ministry of Agric on twitter
2. What indices did you reference to assert that there will be limited or no availability of Data to farmers, especially the farmers in this context? Logically, this option would not have been taken starting from Dr. Adesina under GEJ and till now, if there would have been limited data access
3. The need and the use of the App is more comprehensive than you imagine. The App is just an interface with a set of stakeholders. What is much more important is the fact that they are collecting and using data to revolutionize the Agribusiness value chain. The App is supposed to help collect data for predictive planning purposes and for effective collaboration among farmers, extention workers, suppliers, mid-level customers, Silo/Storage owner etc

uzolexis:


when GEJ subsidised fertilizer, agricultural productivity grew substantially and agriculture started contributing more to our GDP than oil.

sammyj:
Happy birthday Bro.Long life and more prosperous moments to come!!!

onatisi:

You guys no dey hear word. I told you the phone can operate itself,all the farmer needs to do is just to hold it . Giving Mobil phones to farmers in areas where there is no light isnthe best decision .