VCDP urges farmers to usitilise weather forecasts

The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD-assisted Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, have urged farmers to use weather forecasts to guide their farming activities and minimise crop losses in the state. .The advice was given during a training in Bida, Niger State, on the use of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) application, smart weather readers and solar-powered bird-scaring devices.