‘How I Become Oil Palm Seedling Breeder ’, Comrade Paul I. Anza is an oil palm farmer/breeder based in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, also into breeding of coconut and oranges among others. He spoke with Daily Trust on the high yielding varieties he breeds in his farm. Excerpts: For how long have you been into breeding? […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has mapped out strategies for effective monitoring of development/ donor partners funded projects. The Minister of State, Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri while declaring open a one day meeting of the Joint Administrative Implementation Completion Review of closed projects in Abuja, said the strategies which include the formation of the Project […]
FACAN Trains 49 Groups In Sokoto On Agric, Marketing, The Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) says 49 agricultural groups in Sokoto State have been trained in modern production and marketing strategies. The National Secretary of FACAN, Dr Bello Dogondaji, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday […]
Herdsmen Cattle Routes, Farmers and herdsmen in Bogoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State have been urged to live peacefully with one another. The call was made by the Bauchi State Director, National Orientation Agency, Alhaji Nuru Kobi during a one day sensitisation workshop for farmers and herdsmen at the Bogoro LGA secretariat. Alhaji […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture (NIRSAL) has introduced Project Monitoring Reporting and Remediation Office (PMRO) to support 225,000 farmers under the CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Scheme. A statement from NIRSAL on Wednesday said the PMRO office will be located in each state and the Federal Capital Territory. “The PMROs are designed to support […]
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the carbon stored within the soil and forms the basis of soil fertility. It is a part of soil organic matter that plays a key role in soil health through biological, physical and chemical functions. (Organic Carbon Stock) Although different soils have different levels of SOC, surface layer has the […]
The Federal Government, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), two years ago launched the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase One (ATASP-1) with commodity value chain development alongside infrastructure development as some of its key components in four Staple Crop Processing Zones. The four Staple Crop Processing Zones where the project is being […]
Rice Common Diseases: Worldwide, rice is one of the most important crops and it represents a staple food for over half of the world’s population, with a global production of more than 700 million tons per year and a harvested area reaching 165 million ha. (Rice Common Diseases, Symptoms And Management)
Ruminant Animals: These animals all have a digestive system that is uniquely different from our own. Instead of one compartment to the stomach they have four. Common diseases, symptoms and treatment of ruminant animals are as follow.
Herdsmen: Benue Youths Protest Killings, Residents in Makurdi have trooped out in their thousands to protest against the January 2, herdsmen’s attack on farmers in which 20 people were killed. The protesters are calling on the presidency to bring the culprits to book. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Presidential Intervention needed”, “Why […]
A total of 162,285.72 metric tonnes of agricultural products were exported outside the country through Tin Can Island Port in 2017 which is over 150% increase above the 55,000 metric tonnes processed through the port in 2016.
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday said the state agricultural sector, through its Agricultural Revolution Programme (ARP), would generate about 15 per cent of the state internally generated income in 2018. “Kogi is working hard to upstage its internally generated revenue from its exploits in agriculture to generate at least 15% of its income […]
“It my earnest desire that we must live beyond oil and dust our fan to flame our agriculture which used to make us thick before the discovery of oil. Chairman of the South East Governors Forum (SEGF) and governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi has appealed to Nigerians to go back to agriculture as […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced that the country would stop importation of rice from 2018, to encourage the production of local rice. The president, who said this in his address to the nation in Abuja to mark the beginning of 2018, said it is in view of this reality that in 2015 he […]
Dating back to the 1950s, all tiers of government set up farm settlements to promote efficient use of land in a way that will boost socioeconomic life of people and the community. But with the discovery of oil, the nation shifted away from agriculture leading to the abandonment of farm settlements across the country. However, […]