Nigeria is exiting recession but its economic growth remains sluggish, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday, after conducting a review of Africa’s largest economy. The regional power climbed out of its first recession in a quarter of a century in the second quarter, but economy remains vulnerable. That has contributed to a cycle […]
Commercial goat farming is becoming increasingly popular across the country. This is because goats are non-seasonal animals and their meat is in high demand nationwide. According to the FCT Department of Agriculture, the number of goats consumed in Abuja alone is estimated at over 6,000 daily. In this edition of Golden Harvest, we have devoted […]
The Katsina State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Salisu Gambo, has urged all stakeholders of Dandume market to prioritise the development of the facility for business growth and improved revenue generation. He made the call when he visited the market’s new site at Dandume which was opened last week. The commissioner commended the leadership of […]
The Center for Food Technology and Research, African Center (CEFTER) for Control of Post Harvest Losses in Benue State University, Makurdi, has exhibited 140 products from different varieties of crops grown in the state. Daily Trust reports that the items were displayed at the university’s campus as part of activities to mark the center’s 2017 […]
Register Agribusiness Entrepreneurs : Registering businesses seems to be a big deal for especially small Nigerian entrepreneurs who feel they would be extorted or required to provide documents that would be hard to provide. However, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), an agency responsible for registering new businesses has made the registration easier via their official website […]
The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has enrolled 100 secondary schools from different parts of Nigeria into its agricultural programmes. The Director of NAERLS, Professor Mohammed Khalid Othman, made this known during the 2017/2018 National Agricultural Extension Review and Planning Meeting, saying the enrolment was […]
The Tafidan Birnin Magaji, Alhaji Hassan Umar Dan Galadima of Birnin Magaji Emirate Council in Zamfara State, has called on the Federal Government to provide more dams to improve agricultural production for farmers in Zamfara State and the North Senatorial District in particular. READ MORE: Imperatives To Establish A Bank For The Smallholder And Rural Farmers […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has called for effective utilisation of locally produced farm produce in the country to improve nutrition. The call was made at a three-day Basic Nutrition Course for state level nutrition focal persons in Nigeria held in Bauchi. Tagged ‘Agricultural Sector, Food Security and Nutrition Strategy 2016 […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to initiate a process of bailing out critical industries in the country, to reduce unemployment among the youth. The house also urged the Federal Government to devise strategies that would lead to improved power supply to serve the industries. The resolution followed the adoption of […]
Bauchi State Government has signed a $1 billion memorandum of strategic cooperation on investment potential relating to agriculture, solid minerals and tourism as well as another MoU on the establishment of 100MW solar power project with Chinese investors. The state Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, while signing the MOU at the Government House in Bauchi wednesday […]
The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), has harvested 400 bags of rice from its farm at Lakushi in Shendam Local Government Area of the state. Mr Luka Ayedoo, the command’s Public Relations Officer, made this disclosure in a statement he made available in Jos on Wednesday. He explained that the bumper harvest […]
The Federal Government says it has mapped out strategies for effective monitoring of projects which are funded by development and donor partners across the country. The Minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, said this at a meeting of the Joint Administrative Implementation Completion Review Committee in Abuja on Wednesday. Lokpobiri, […]
Lack Of Fertiliser, On the outskirts of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano is bustling Dawanau, West Africa’s largest grain market. Fortunes change hands here daily, with sacks of millet, sorghum, and cowpeas loaded onto trucks for delivery to countries as far afield as Chad, Mali, and Senegal. But away from the hubbub of Dawanau, the […]
Tips On Goat Housing (Recommended by MK Adam Rano, General Secretary, NSGDAN) The goat pen The site for the pen should slope gently on firm ground to allow good drainage. it should be leeward of homestead -the site should protect goats from droughts and colds; sun; rainfall; and predators. Floor should be 1-1.5m above ground […]
Managing Director of Presco Plc, Mr. Felix Nwabuko, has said, despite being a major player in the Nigeria oil palm industry, the company has not been able to meet up with the demand for palm oil and oil palm produce in the country. The company’s MD made the disclosure to Vanguard during the Presco end […]