Mallam Isah Yahaya is the Forum Chairman, Dala Groundnut Farmers Association of Nigeria (DGFAN). The association has members across 28 states of Nigeria, including the FCT. In this interview, he speaks on various challenges militating against groundnut production in the country and why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should extend its Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) to groundnut farmers.
Groundnut seems to be one of the crops that have been neglected in the country despite its earlier contribution to the economy. What do you think is responsible for this?
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