To tackle climate change and ensure food security, Nigerian farmers have been advised by the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) and Global Crop Diversity Trust to adopt resilient crops. The Crop for Resilience project, supported by the Trust, aims to mitigate the effects of climate change in Nigeria. Dr. Sunday Aladele, the Director of NACGRAB, urged farmers to adopt the center’s climate-resilient seeds and multiply them in large numbers to share with others. He also recommended that farmers seek guidance from the Germ Plasm Users Group (GUG) for sorghum and cowpea and other crops relevant to climate change when selecting the right variety for cultivation. The project was described as courageous and pioneering by Crop Trust consultant, Dr Fred Rattunde, who stressed the importance of crop conservation to enable researchers to access different indigenous crop samples in the gene bank for breeding and increase agricultural productivity.
