Benue Fertiliser: The Benue State Executive Council has approved N4,000 for the sale of 50kg bag of all brands of fertiliser for the 2018 cropping season. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Lawrence Onoja, who disclosed this in Makurdi while briefing newsmen, said the SEC had ordered the Ministry of Agriculture to source for vendors that […]
As a maize farmer, good yield determines how profitable your farm can be; so learning how to increase your crop yield is key to your success and sustainability. Consider the following steps for increased maize yield: Increase Maize Yield: Tips To Increase Your Maize Yield In 2018 Choose good seed varieties Having quality seeds is key […]
A new pest—southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Stoll)—has been discovered in West and Central Africa! This introduced second armyworm species from the Americas was first found in cassava fields in south-eastern Nigeria in December 2016, reported Dr Georg Goergen, Entomologist/Biocontrol Specialist and Head of IITA’s Biodiversity Center in Bénin. Its presence was confirmed by DNA barcode […]
A New League Of Proxy Farmers In Nigeria: Juwon Gbolade a 45 years old farmer in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, grows rice, soybeans and maize on 20 hectares of land yet he has never been to a farm. Gbolade has no practical knowledge about farming and does not understand the fundamentals of agriculture yet […]
How Finance Can Help Smallholder Farmer Improve Yield, Over the years, lack of finance has remained one of the major factors bedeviling the country’s agricultural sector and this impediment has continued to prevent farmers from investing in basic inputs, such as quality seeds, fertilizers and small-scale irrigation facilities among others needed to raise productivity and […]
Fish, Shrimps Production: Nigeria’s quest to boost fish and shrimps production has received a boost a Atlantic Shrimpers Limited (ASL) has unveiled two newly acquired trawlers-Seven Stars 1 and 2 as part of its fleet expansion and increase investment in the country’s seafood subsector. The investment in the newly acquired trawlers is the largest made […]
“FG Anchor Borrowers Programme” An expert in Nigeria’s agricultural sector has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently review the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Anchor-Borrower Programme (ABP), as findings has shown that the implementation of the scheme so far, is falling short of national quest of making the sector driving force […]
GMO, Rose Gidado is the Scientific Officer and Assistant Director of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA). She is also the country coordinator of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa. GM foods have been heavily criticised for their long term health effects and other demerits. However, in this interview with PREMIUM TIMES‘ […]
Unhealthy Food: Kunle Iyanda, a cardiologist at Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, has described Nigerian diets as unhealthy.
The Federal Government has affirmed that farmers across the country will benefit from the leasing of agricultural equipment intended to aid farming operations and boost their agricultural output.
Food Insecurity: The President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr Jean Brou, has pledged to take appropriate measures to deal with situation of food insecurity, in the 2017 to 2018 crop year.
Fish Importation: Nigeria is spending over N1 billion on the importation of fish annually despite being the second largest producer of the commodity in the continent.
The Lagos State Government says it has begun the rehabilitation of old coconut plantations in the state with improved seedlings in a bid to develop a value chain for the produce.
In the bid to assist farmers grow yams for export, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has trained 850 farmers in Cross River on yam seed multiplication technology.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$100 million senior loan to Nigerian firm, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited, to support the company’s plans to double its fertilizer production from 1.4 million tons of urea to 2.8 million tons per annum.