The Managing Director, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Mrs. Folashade Joseph, has promised to ensure the implementation of the insurance component of Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS). She spoke yesterday in Lagos at the opening of a capacity building programme organised to enlighten the Agric Desk Officers of commercial banks on how to implement the […]
A new variant of tomatoes named Eva F1 has been introduced into Nigeria, courtesy of a collaborative effort between the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) and the Teaching and Research Farm (TRF) of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The Eva F1 Tomato is a variety five times bigger in size than the […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the bank will invest 24 billion dollars in agriculture over the next 10 years to help unlock its potential and assure food security in Africa. Adesina said this at a side event of the ongoing Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, USA on Wednesday. Adesina said there […]
To address the high cost of poultry feeds, the Ogun State government has charged poultry farmers to forge a strong alliance within to check the instability in the price of poultry feeds in the country. The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Modupe Mujota, explained that there is strength in numbers, urging […]
• Wants land tax for commercial agriculture • Tasks leaders on incentives to stem migration President of African Development Bank (AfDB) and 2017 World Food Prize Laureate, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa holds the key to eradicating hunger and feeding nine billion people globally by 2050. At the Norman Borlaug lecture to mark the World […]
The federal government may prosecute the agents who caused Nigeria’s yam consignments to the United States to be rejected, raising concerns that the rejection of the commodity may lead to payment of insurance claims to yam exporters. The euphoria around Nigeria’s export of yam to the US and United Kingdom was dampened after reports emerged […]
A non-governmental organization, Connected Development (CODE) has vowed to track the implementation of each state’s 2017 budgets for agriculture. This becomes necessary following an analysis it claimed it carried out which revealed that most of the agricultural inputs budgeted for are discouraging when compared to the expected outcomes. The Operations Manager of CODE, Celestina Obiekea, […]
The National Economic Council (NEC) committee on Export Promotion has revealed that through improving Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in agriculture, it intends to achieve the Zero Oil Plan (ZOP) of the federal government which is aimed at achieving self-sufficiency and growing non-oil exports from $5billion to $30billion by 2025. Speaking at the inauguration […]
The plan to export farm produce to Europe and other international destination has been realised by the Anambra State Government when the first batch of the consignment was airlifted last weekend. The first export, which was to Europe include tonnes of yams, potatoes, pineapples, bitter leaf, okro and other perishable agriculture produce were airlifted by […]
The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria has unveiled its improved curriculum, at the Nigerian College of Accountancy (NCA), Jos, Plateau State, which includes Agricultural Accounting. President of ANAN, Shehu Ladan, who made the disclosure in Abuja, after “ANAN Walk for Economic Revitalisation,” said the new accounting system would capture a situation where investments in […]
Federal Government has settled 73 ex-Niger Delta militants in Rivers State with fish ponds, crop farms and poultry. The amnesty beneficia-ries, who had completed training at Songhai Farms on various agricultural enterprises, were handed the needed facilities to commence farming in their chosen fields. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, who is […]
The Lagos State Government on Monday disclosed that it had acquired 32 metric tonnes per hour rice mill, which would help create no fewer than 200,000 jobs and ensure sustainable supply of wholesome rice to the state at affordable price. The state government, equally, disclosed that it had already partnered Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and […]
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello has restated the readiness of the FCT Administration to combat rabies in the FCT. The Minister this at the flag-off of the free anti-rabies exercise which took place at the FCT veterinary clinic in Nyayna as part of activities marking the 2017 World Rabies Day. […]
The chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has called on the Federal Government to implement a price control mechanism for the country’s agricultural produce to encourage farmers’ productivity. Senator Adamu stated this yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 10th National Agricultural Show holding at the show ground along Keffi-Abuja Expressway, Nasarawa state. […]
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has promised that the state government will make land available to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture for the establishment of pilot ranches in the state. He spoke during a visit by socio-cultural groups from the three major ethnic groups in the state. Ortom stated that the provision of land was […]