Exchange Rate Detrimental To Poultry Business, Managing director of Elephant Group, Mr. Tunji Oweye said Nigeria’s large poultry market of 17.5 million people is facing some challenges due to dwindling naira value. He said the major concern to industry operators is not only rising cost in terms of monetary value but the circulation of substandard […]
Rice Production, Praises Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, Nigeria is currently experiencing a revolution in rice production, thanks to the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, according to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Speaking in Jega, Kebbi State, on Sunday while leading a delegation of over 30 journalists on an inspection of rice farms […]
Nigeria’s Access Bank Supports Local Farmers With $250m Loan Facility, Access Bank Plc has said that its $250million loan support scheme to Nigerian farmers and small and medium scale enterprises is yielding economic growth as Nigerians are accessing it for the optimal growth of businesses across the federation. The bank said it was doing so […]
The Federal Government has announced plan to provide support for Irish potato farmers thereby enhancing their productivity in the country. The National President, Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN), Chief Daniel Okafor who stated this in Abuja said that the government had already put the association into its programme and ready to distribute disease-resistant seeds […]
Mr Adamu Musa, the National Organising Secretary, National Tomato Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria said the Federal Government’s agricultural policy had enriched more farmers in the last two years. Musa said this in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Monday. He said that the policy of the Federal Government on agriculture had awakened the consciousness […]
Directors and heads of organisations have been urged to leverage on prospects the agriculture sector brings with its potential for creating wealth to grow the economy as well as tackle the growing unemployment in the country. (Tackle Unemployment) A fellow of the Institute of Directors and Chairman, Best Food Group, Emmanuel Ijewere, insisted that 75 […]
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi has said that the clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the country are not tribal but consequences of climate change. (Farmers Herders Clashes) Bagudu stated this in Birnin Kebbi when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit with a team of journalists. The […]
The Federal Government has said it is moving towards strengthening the collaboration between universities and research institutions to ensure food security for the nation. (Varsities Research Institutes) The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu made this known when he received the senior associate director of international programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences […]
Driven by upsurge in exports of agricultural goods and solid minerals, Nigeria’s foreign trade recovered in 2017 with a N4 trillion trade surplus, up from a deficit of N290.1 billion in 2016. (Nigeria Foreign Trade) National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its Foreign Trade Statistics report for the fourth quarter of 2017 (Q4’17). […]
Women Farmers Identify Challenges In The Sector, Despite contributing about 70 per cent in food production, processing and marketing, women farmers claim they are still highly disadvantaged, as they are yet to have special support and assistance to realise their potentials in agriculture. Some of their concerns include, the area of budgetary provision for agric […]
Agro Park Task Nigerians On Commercial Agriculture, Nigerians have been enjoined to key into commercial agriculture, in order to utilise the vast arable land that are currently under-used across the country. Executive Director, Commercial of Agro Park Development Company Limited, Seun Edun, stated this while reacting to a report released by the Food and Agricultural […]
The Edo State Government has called for off-takers of maize, cassava and rice harvest from farmers under its Agripreneur project in the coming planting season. A statement by Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, Prince Joe Okojie, said the state is committed to linking off-takers to farmers to […]
Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter With IITA Innovations, Research and innovations developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The think tank, made up of eminent persons drawn from Nigeria’s private sector players in the agricultural value chain, […]
• Govt Interventions Getting Into Wrong Hands No Input For Farmers As Planting Season Beckons, The 2018 farming season is around the corner. But it looks bleak, as farmers are confronted by many challenges, such as lack of access to improved seedlings, high cost of fertilizer and other key farm input. Despite several commitments by […]
Adesina Seeks American Support To Boost Agriculture In Africa, The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has made a strong case for increased American and global investments to help unlock Africa’s agriculture potential. He made the case as the Distinguished Guest Speaker at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 94th […]