Senate Urges Nigerian Gov’t To Ban Importation Of Palm Oil
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of palm oil into the country in order to protect local production as well as encourage farmers.
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of palm oil into the country in order to protect local production as well as encourage farmers.
Post-harvest Food Loss: The Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing system for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL) and a German firm, RIELA Projects GNA LTD on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address concerns of the annual post-harvest loss of 51.3 million metric tons of food.
Agripreneurship: In its quest to tackle high rate of joblessness among youths, the Federal Government has kicked off 2018 development training for unemployed graduates and practicing farmers at the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, FECA.
Livestock Activities: The Kaduna State House of Assembly has passed the Bill For a Law to regulate the state Livestock Sector with the aim of regulating the activities of Livestock.
Following the drive for high non-oil exports the country has exported 1, 983 containers of hibiscus (Zobo) to Mexico alone, thereby generating $35 million within a short time in 2017.
Greenhouses Technology: Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Thursday that using greenhouses and modern cultivation techniques contribute to increasing agricultural production and rationalizing water consumption, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said.
The World Bank Group on Tuesday in Abuja has said there is a need for governments to strengthen laws that govern the agricultural sector in the country.
Drought Resistant Seeds: Maize farmers have appealed to the government to empower them with strong drought and pest resistant seeds to cultivate their own crops, instead of sourcing them from private producers, who end up charging them expensively.
Investment In Agriculture: The Kogi State government has said it is hoping to attract about $350 million which it would put into developing its agriculture and infrastructure within this year.
Concerned stakeholders in Edo State Monday rejected the federal government’s planned cattle colony. Rather, they advocated the embrace of cattle ranching, which they said is a modern way of grazing.
Herdsmen Insurance: The National Insurance Commission has began the pilot implementation of Index-based Agricultural Insurance products in 10 northern states that will assist farmers in accessing the federal government loans.
HarvestPlus (an international agricultural organisation), says it will reach 1.2 million households in Nigeria in 2018 with vitamin A cassava and maize, with increased delivery activities in expansion states.
The Chairman of Amalgamated Enugu State Farmers Association, Romanus Eze, says government policies and investments in local rice production have increased patronage of the staple food.
Women farmers in Zabarmari community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno have commended the Federal Government’s Agriculture Support Programme for farmers displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.
Herders/Farmers Clashes: The Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) on Tuesday said engagement of more agriculture extension officers could play a role in stemming the clashes between herders and farmers in the country.