NATIONAL FARMERS HELPLINE
National Farmers Helpline (NFHL) Centre is an agricultural-based Call Centre that provides farmers with a wide variety of agricultural information and advisory services in real-time.
The Centre enables establishment of close linkages and seamless communication mechanism among key stakeholders in the agriculture value chain. The Centre also handles inbound calls, outbound calls and Short Message Services (SMS).
The Centre is located at National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with regional offices in each of the geo-political zones of the country.
With time, the center will provide other Value Addition Services as a one stop farmer help Centre.
National Farmers' Helpline Number: 0813 989 0090
Why NFHL?
The traditional extension services like physical contact with farmsers cannot meet the demands of millions of farm families in Nigeria.
However, with the growing penetration of mobile telephony across the length and breadth of Nigeria, a phone-based extension delivery system will help bring extension services to millions of Nigerians in real-time.
Benefits of NFHL
- Bridge the Extension Agents-Farmer ratio
- Provide information to farmers in all areas of agriculture (best agronomic practices, commodity prices, input suppliers, weather information, etc.)
- Connect farmers to extension enlightenment programmes
- Bridge the knowledge gaps amongst farmers with encompassing experience in extension services
- Provide linkage to all agricultural stakeholders along the agriculture value chain
- Respond to complaints, enquiries and provide feedbacks to all agricultural related issues
Features of NFHL
- Covers the entire country including major mobile network providers
- Country-wide number
- Call forwarding facility with on-site experts
- Provide information to farmers in local languages (Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba)
- Operates from 8:00am to 4:00pm daily.
- ABU SSANU Excos Pay Courtesy Visit to NAERLS ED
The executives of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Executive Director of NAERLS, Professor Yusuf Ahmad - NAERLS Gets a New Executive Director
The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Kabir Bala, has appointed Professor Yusuf Ahmad Sani (an agronomist) as Executive Director of the Institute, with effect from 1st November 2024.
