Institute for Agricultural Research Secures Approval for new maize varieties

    Institute for Agricultural Research , IAR, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria says it has secured approval for the release of three new high-yielding nutrient maize varieties for planting in Nigeria.

   The Institute made this known in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday in Lagos.
   The institute said the approval was granted by the National Varietal Release Committee at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology in Ibadan.
It said that the maize was developed by IAR in collaboration with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture , Ibadan.
    The institute said that the varieties were desirable to many maize farmers, seed companies, and food processing entrepreneurs, agro-allied industries as well as consumers across Nigeria.