The Agriculture Trade Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday lauded the Federal Government’s move to garner new strategies to solve farmers and herdsmen clashes in the country. The Chairman of the group, Mr Tunji Falade, gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos […]
“New Farming Initiative” The International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) has announced a partnership with the Alluvial Agriculture, a collective farming business grouping thousands of smallholders in Nigeria. CIAT, a research centre for the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) – a global research partnership for a food-secure future supported by private foundations, national […]
“Sokoto Gum Arabic Project” The multi-million naira Gum Arabic plantations established in the three senatorial districts of Sokoto State have been abandoned, Daily Trust can report. Gum Arabic is a commodity famed for its commercial value with great export potential and it is used in textile, matches, confectionaries, computers, soft drinks productions among others. It […]
“Jatropha Production” The Federal Government is to focus more on the development of jatropha production as part of efforts to diversify the nation’s economy, the Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Dr. Hussaini Doko Ibrahim, has said. The DG, who spoke at the distribution of improved seeds to the jatropha farmers for the […]
“North Agriculture” Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have emphasized the need for sustained interest in agriculture for states in the northern part of Nigeria to survive. The Stakeholders met in Kaduna for a Validation Workshop on Capacity Gaps for Implementing Holistic Empowerment for Livelihood Program (HELP.) aimed at promoting south- south collaboration on capacity development […]
“Groundbreaking Block Farming Initiative” The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) today announces a partnership with Alluvial Agriculture, a collective farming business grouping thousands of smallholders in Nigeria. CIAT, a research center for the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) – a global research partnership for a food-secure future supported by private foundations, national […]
AgroNigeria CEO, Mr Richard-Mark Mbaram, says the Nollywood industry has a major role in projecting Nigeria’s agriculture digitally to the world. Mbaram made the assertion while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone on the two-day “Feed Nigeria Summit” with the theme, “Consolidating the Growth” which would end in Abuja on […]
“LASIMRA” A farmer at Imota, Ikorodu Local Government Area, Lagos, Mr Akanji Shakiru Musa, has alleged that Airtel, in attempts to lay fibre optic cables on the road setbacks, dug trenches and destroyed his farmland and crops worth millions of naira.He made this known to The Guardian after several failed attempts, as he claimed, to […]
“Okitipupa Oil Palm Firm” After six years of disruptive recess, occasioned by the interference of misgovernance, the Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC) Plc, Ondo State, has finally bounced back into active operation and effective production. This new lease of life followed withdrawal of government intervention and control under the Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led administration, which pledged to […]
“Nigeria Agriculture Future” There is need to urgently diversify the country’s economy, in order to elevate the country from its current position as the World’s poorest nation. Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, who disclosed this said agriculture is the future of Nigeria’s economy, urging all the sectors to look inward and identify ways of generating […]
The Federal Government, Thursday, lamented the country’s poor participation in the international bee industry despite its potential to generate huge foreign exchange. This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, during the official flag-off ceremony of ‘ApiExpo Africa 2018’ in Abuja. Ogbeh said the conference coming up in September […]
“UNDP, Japan, Distribute Agriculture Inputs” The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have launched the distribution of agricultural inputs and solar lanterns to communities ravaged by insurgency in Adamawa. The information is in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday by Mr Lucky Musonda, the Head of […]
Imported Farm Inputs: The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) said that it had completed arrangements to outlaw the importation of some agricultural tools into the country. Taiwo Hassan looks into the workability of this initiative Recap of Nigeria’s agric policies When the Federal Government launched the Green Alternative: Agriculture Promotion Policy (2016-2020) in Abuja, […]
Market Commodity Wholesale Retail Last Week Variance 26-Jul-18 Measure Price(N) Measure Price(N) P/Kg(N) W(N) R(N) W(N) R(N) Anchau Market, Kaduna State. Beans (White) 100Kg 29,000 Tier 790 324 17,000 780 12000 10 Garri (White) 50Kg 17,000 Tier 400 241 17,000 400 0 0 Groundnut (Edible) 120Kg […]
“Osun Speaker Distributes Seedlings To Osun Farmers” In its bid to ensure adequate supply of inputs in agricultural sector in the state, the Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Dr. Najeem Salaam has distributed high yielding crop seedlings to All Farmers Association Of Nigeria (AFAN) Osun State Chapter. In his remarks at the AFAN […]