BoA Targets 3m Tonnes Of Ginger Production In 5 Years

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has projected that Nigeria’s ginger production could rise to three million tonnes within five years as it intensifies efforts to revive the industry following devastating losses caused by ginger blight.
The Managing Director of BoA, Ayodeji Oludare Sotinrin, disclosed this on Sunday during a visit to ginger farms in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State to inspect mature crops and harvested ginger under the bank’s revival programme.
Sotinrin said the intervention, which began last year, had reached about 3,400 farmers organised into 15 clusters, with support including ginger planting materials and agricultural extension services.
He explained tha...