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FG targets all 774 LGAs for soil testing to boost food production

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Aliyu Abdullahi, minister of state for agriculture and food security, says the federal government is working to expand soil-testing services across the 774 LGAs in the country as part of efforts to improve fertiliser use, increase crop yields and strengthen food security.

The minister spoke in Abuja on Monday at the opening of a two-day fertiliser summit on phosphorus and food security in Nigeria organised by the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) in partnership with OCP Africa.

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