Nigerian Gov't releases 49 high-yield crop varieties to boost food production Story from Aisha AUYO, Abuja In a bid to boost food production in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 49 new high yield crop varieties to farmers through the National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC). Oladosu Awoyemi, the NVRC chairman, made this known on Wednesday at the 30th meeting of the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock Breed/Fishes in Ibadan. READ ALSO: Tragedy! 52-years-old man kills his 3 daughters, dumps bodies in freezer The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...