I Got About 150 Bags On One Of My Farms During Dry Season,I Had To Sell Them At N25k To N30k- Gettado

According to a video posted on Trust TV on Monday November 9, 2026, Alhaji Mohammed Gettado, President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, said he harvested about 150 bags on one of his farms during the dry season and had to sell them at N25,000 to N30,000. He spoke about his own experience as a farmer on the programme 30 Minutes. He said the low price came after imported food reached the market.

Alhaji Gettado explained that the government opened an import window for certain individuals and companies. He said the briefing his association received was that the aim was to bring down the cost of food items. He recalled that, at that time, a bag was selling for about N100,000 or more.

He said that he was then the national PO of the association. He said the association cried out and spoke to the government about the timing of the imports. He warned that the food would be in the country at the same time farmers were harvesting, so prices would fall.

In his words, Alhaji Mohammed Gettado said, “The food items were supposed to be in the country in the same period when farmers were harvesting, which meant the price was going to affect our farmers, and that is exactly what happened. As a farmer, I got about 150 bags on just one of my farms during the dry season, and I had to sell them at 25,000 to 30,000 naira. So we cried, we talked to the government, and our farmers felt it too,” he said.

When the host said this meant he suffered a big loss, he agreed. He said he was speaking as a practising farmer and not on behalf of the government. He added that the government later accepted the guaranteed minimum price that farmers had asked for, and that maize now sells for N35,000 to N45,000 per bag.

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