National Council for Women’s Societies (NCWS) is creating a farm centre to spur grassroots women and youth participation in agriculture. NCWS in collaboration with Peace, Advocacy and Community Development Initiative (PACDIN) stated this at a press conference in Abuja. The council is also set to host a workshop aimed at empowering Nigerian women in agric […]
The Dangote Group yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Niger State Government for the establishment of a state-of-the art and fully integrated sugar complex worth of N166 billion. President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote signed on behalf of his group, while Governor Abubakar Sani Bello signed for Niger State. In his […]
At a moment when some people with special needs are busy begging along various traffic points in the city of Kano, many of them in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state have been placed into farming groups and trained on newly developed farming techniques. This has kept them off the streets and made […]
Passion fruit farming has been touted as the next big business venture for Sub-Saharan countries such as Kenya. In fact, according to statistics, passion fruits contribute an average of $27 million yearly accounting for 1.1% of Kenya’s domestic value of horticultural produce. Here is a brief guide that has been prepared exclusively for you by […]
Media Trust Limited, the publishers of the Daily Trust titles, has entered into a partnership with some selected radio and television stations to ease access to information on agriculture among rural farmers. The partnership, is facilitated by ENABLE2 (Enhancing Nigerian Advocacy for a Better Business Environment phase II), a DFID-funded programme and being implemented by […]
Farmers who make efficient use of their small livestock feed resources can maximize profit. They do it by managing their feed supplies and animals carefully. The tips below could help. How to incorporate by-product feeds in diets According to eXtension.org, “by-product (often also called co-product) feeds are often used in animal diets. These are by-products […]
The Kano State Government has expressed concern over the refusal of rice farmers to refund over N900 million loans which were advanced to them under the Anchor Borrowers’ programme. Prof Mahmoud Daneji, the Managing Director of the state Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), made the complaint at a news conference in Kano on Monday. […]
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said on Monday that the Buhari administration spent N1.3 trillion on capital projects in 2016, the highest in the history of the country. Mr. Osinbajo disclosed this at a plenary of the 2017 Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, national conference in Lagos with the theme: “African Business: Penetrating Through Institution Building.” […]
A Nigerian startup is developing the first agricultural commodities exchange in Africa’s most populous country to take advantage of the government’s efforts to boost farming output to reduce reliance on oil. The exchange, Integrated Produce City Ltd., will be located near the southern city of Benin, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Lagos, Nigeria’s […]
About N6 billion is currently expended annually in foreign exchange on tomato imports, the Director General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Dr. Hussani Ibrahim has disclosed. Speaking during the presentation of improved tomato seeds to vegetable farmers in Kaduan state on Tuesday, the DG said, “With an annual national domestic demand […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed the Guidelines for Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), to enhance its effectiveness and further mitigate the risks faced by participating financial institutions in financing the agricultural sector. This revision affects Sections 16 and 17 of the Guidelines and introduces significant changes, including a requirement that henceforth, the Nigeria […]
The Akwa Ibom State Government has set up a four-member Cassava Seed Multiplication Committee to interface with stakeholders in cassava value chain in order to scale down the soaring price of garri in the second planting season. The committee, which is also to maintain stock of cassava seeds for proper distribution in the state, has […]
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has signed an agreement with OXFAM for the disbursement of Two Hundred Million Naira (N200, 000,000) to OXFAM’s Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA) in Nassarawa, Benue and Plateau states. The funding was part of the Federal Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program (GEEP), aimed at strengthening the livelihoods capacity and […]
The FADAMA III Project in Jigawa has trained 300 youths and women in agricultural entrepreneurship, as part of efforts to boost food production in the state. The state Project Coordinator, Alhaji Aminu Isa, stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday. Isa said that the beneficiaries received […]
There was noticeable tension in Calabar, Cross River State, as the Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jubril, handed over 145 snakes and reptiles to the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for scientific research. The reptilees were on transit to Europe, seized by the Nigerian Customs Service, after they were smuggled into Nigeria from […]