Nigeria: BatnAT Nigeria Rewards 209 Farmers

Source from:  Daily Trust  03/04/2013

British American Tobacco Nigeria has rewarded 209 deserving farmers as part of the 8th annual British American Tobacco Iseyin Agronomy Farmers Productivity Awards Scheme.
 
The farmers' productivity awards scheme is an initiative of British American Tobacco Iseyin Agronomy, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco Nigeria, which is designed to improve the farmers' productivity in terms of quality and volume of yields as well as to encourage their adherence to principles of environmental protection.
 
The company is expected to provide farmers with technical supports, farming inputs, environment management and fair pricing through transparent and assured negotiations.
 
In his remarks, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director, British American Tobacco Nigeria, Freddy Messanvi, commended efforts at various levels of government in Nigeria towards transforming the agriculture sector. Enditem