The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has kicked against the bill currently in the House of Representatives which seeks to regulate the activities of non-governmental and civil society organisations in Nigeria. According to Sani, the bill would be abused by those in government when it becomes law. The controversial bill, […]
Ogun State government has pledged its assistance to farmers in achieving best agricultural practices, to increase their yields and ensure food security. The Commissioner for Agriculture Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo stated this during the harvesting of an hectare IFAD-Value Chain Developmental Program (VCDP) cassava demonstration farm, at Alagada village near Oba in Obafemi Owode Local Council […]
The Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has urged the Federal Government to review the incentives given to fish importers so as to make local production profitable. The association’s National President, Mr Rotimi Oloye made this known on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According […]
Cross River State is one of the three states, with least allocation from the federation account, following the loss of Bakassi to Cameroon and 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom State. However, determined to survive, government is engaging in serious agriculture drive. If the words of the chairman of the state’s farmers’ council, Mr. Owen […]
Sokoto Agricultural Development Programme, (SADP) has employed 93 extension workers and others while 300 others are to be recruited next year. This is just as 43 staff of the programme have been promoted. SADP Project Manager,Abubakar Malami who disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Sokoto, said the moves were to boost the workforce […]
Prices of cassava stems have dropped to N400 per bundle after touching a high of N1, 200, as demand eases. Since last year, prices of cassava roots and its derivatives such as Garri climbed to an all-time high as demand outstripped supply. In a statement signed by IITA’s Communication & Knowledge Exchange Expert, Godwin Atser, […]
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to deliver effective financial inclusion for rural farming communities across the country. The Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Kabiru Mohammed Adamu said the pact became necessary in order to build an extensive network of […]
The global integrated pest management market value is anticipated to reach USD 151.0 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The global integrated pest management (IPM) market size was worth USD 91.8 billion in 2016. Increase in pest population owing to climatic changes is resulting in various health problems, […]
Douglas F. Schaefer, 68 and Peggy A. Schaefer, 61, of Stanton, Texas surrendered to authorities on third-degree felony warrants out of Bell County for Theft of Livestock. The charges are the result of an investigation conducted by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Ranger Marvin Wills. In July, Wills was contacted by a […]
Retail food prices showed a slight increase during the third quarter, with a basket of 16 staple items at the grocery store totaling $46.75, according to the latest Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Grocery Price Watch survey. Third quarter prices rang in at 73 cents higher than last quarter and 97 cents more compared to this […]
The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba has challenged Nigerian scientists to come out in their numbers and defend the usefulness of modern biotechnology to the growth and development of the country. Dr Ebegba threw the challenge during a keynote speech he presented at the 2nd SouthWest Agroecological Biosafety Awareness workshop […]
Minis- ter of Finance in the Second Republic, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, said yesterday the International Monetary Fund, IMF, borrowed money from Nigeria in 1974. Alhaji, who revealed this when Senator Shehu Sani paid him a private visit in his residence in Sokoto, said he signed the loan agreement when he was Permanent Secretary at the […]
The Department of Cocoa Development in Cross River State says it is set to recover the N108.4 million rent from cocoa farmers to whom the state government leased out its cocoa estates. Mr Oscar Ofuka, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Cocoa Development, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar, […]
An amended Bill for an Act to enable the National Agriculture Seed Council (NASC) sanction seed fraudsters and erring seed companies in Nigeria has scaled through the second reading at the House of Representatives. The Bill is expected to criminalise sales or production of substandard seeds to farmers and end the practice where seed companies […]
In an efforts at boosting rice production in Nigeria a workshop on Business to Business on contract farming that will enhance stronger synergy was held in Makurdi, Benue state capital. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the workshop held at MT Square hotel along Geroge Akume road Makurdi, Chairman, Rice Value Chain Steering Group for […]