The management of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) said it approved the sum of N5.7billion as a grant to empower a total of 108,367 rural farmers across 19 states of the Federation in the year 2017.
Plantain Cultivation: The senator representing Bayelsa West, Chief Foster Ogola, has trained over 500 rural farmers in the state on the cultivation of plantain.
The State ministries of agriculture officials have expressed fears that the constant attacks on farmers by herdsmen will lead to food shortage.
Boko Haram militants, drought and pests have combined to wreak havoc on farmlands in Borno State, leading to low output and huge losses to the farmers.
Food Exports: The Enugu State Government says that one of its major policy thrusts is to achieve self-sufficiency in food production and exportation in 2018.
The Katsina State Government says it is currently conducting a census of dry season farmers in the state to ascertain their exact number for proper planning for 2018 farming season.
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state has concluded plans to link investors and off-takers of agricultural produce in the state with farmers with sufficient guarantees to ensure prices are stable and yields are high as farmers prepare for the 2018 farming season.
Cotton Farming: Dr. Hussaini Doko Ibrahim is the director-general and chief executive officer of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC). In this interview, he spoke on the Federal Government’s efforts to bring back the glory of textile industry in Nigeria.
In order to find easy transport of perishable agricultural produce from Ekiti state, a former Nigerian Air Force Officer, Chief Flight Surgeon and Chief Aerospace Medical Consultant, Dr. Makanjuola Akindele Owolabi, has joined prominent personalities in the state to demand for the establishment..
Silty Soil: Silt, one of the 3 basic soils, is composed of rock and mineral particles and it’s commonly found along with clay, sand, gravel, and other sediments. Larger than clay but smaller than sand, silt particles are less than 0.005 cm in diameter – making them very hard for the naked eye to see.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), “ Conservation agriculture is an approach to managing agro-ecosystems for improved and sustained productivity, increased profits and food security while preserving and enhancing the resource base and the environment”. The principles of conservation agriculture principles could be applied to all agricultural lands and practiced in […]
Sokoto Climate Rice Farming, Irrigation farming system has been identified as one of the sure methods for all year round rice production, the Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute, Dr Samuel Agboire, has observed. Dr Agboire, who disclosed this in Sokoto while delivering the keynote address at a two-day sensitisation workshop organised by AfricaRice with […]
Colonies Remedies, The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, last week in Abuja officially received the report of the national conference that looked at a 10-year (2018 -2027) transformation roadmap for the Nigerian livestock industry. The National Conference on the report was Transformation of the Nigerian Livestock Industry submitted by the Local […]
Agric Ministry Trains Rural Farmers, The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has concluded an intensive training workshop for farmers’ groups/cooperatives from the south-east and south-south zones of the country. The workshop, held at the Federal Cooperative College, Orji River, Enugu State, was organised by the Rural Institutions Development division of the ministry’s Department […]
Sokoto Farmers Tube Wells, Sokoto State government is to embark on massive construction of tube wells for farmers to avoid drought in the state. READ MORE: FADAMA Coordinator In Anambra Urges Youths To Engage In Agriculture The Project Manager, Sokoto Agricultural Development Project, Alhaji Abubakar Malami disclosed this in an interview with Daily Trust. READ MORE: Yobe […]