President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will sustain concrete measures to diversify the economy by devoting more resources to agriculture in the 2017 budget. Speaking to reporters in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend on the margins of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), President Buhari said African countries had a […]
As government intensifies energy and resources to diversify the economy and make agriculture its mainstay, two young Nigerian entrepreneurs have developed a state-of-the-art App that will connect farmers, broaden knowledge base of stakeholders in the sector with the ultimate aim of broadening agri-business in the country. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on the new tool, […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has challenged scientists in Nigeria to find ways of resolving the economic recession by introducing innovative agriculture methods that will help grow the economy. Addressing the opening session of the 60th anniversary of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) in Port Harcourt, Wike said new methods in agriculture would […]
Herdsmen yesterday, invaded farmlands in Imo State and destroyed over 200 farms in Amakohia-Ubi Autonomous community, Owerri west Local Government Area of Imo state. The farmers are now counting losses following the invasion of their farmlands by herdsmen. President General of the community, Mr. Cyril Ndumanya confirmed this to Vanguard, yesterday, in Owerri. He said […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered beneficiaries of the N200 billion Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) to henceforth obtain insurance cover for their projects from the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Company (NAIC). The order followed the release of the amended guidelines for the CACS in a circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and […]
Chairman, Kaduna State Chapter of All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, has said that agriculture is the only sector that can provide jobs to every Nigerian irrespective of qualification. Aminu made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, Kaduna on Wednesday. “Agriculture not only in […]
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has begin a training programme for farmers in Katsina on how to make biopesticides and fertiliser from neem. The programme is holding at UNIDO Neem Biopesticide Centre at Hasan Usman Katsina Polytechnic. About 50 farmers took part in the pilot phase of the scheme. Neem or nimtree (azadirachta […]
A total of 3,500 women from six local government areas on the banks of River Hadejia in Jigawa State have received training on techniques of parboiling paddy rice. The training involved using locally made implements for processing paddy into clean, polished and unbroken rice. The women underwent the four-day training facilitated by Atafi Agro- Merchandise […]
Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has threatened to arrest and prosecute adulterators of fertiliser in the country. President of the association, Mr. Thomas Etuh, issued the threat in Kaduna at a stakeholders’ forum where over 60 registered fertiliser distributors were issued certificates under the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) programme. He said the […]
Niger State government is set to boost poultry production through the introduction of mobile kits. The mobile poultry is part of the youth empowerment scheme with agriculture entrepreneurship as the driving force. In an interview with our correspondent at the weekend in Minna, the Director General of Youth Empowerment Initiative in the state, Malam Kolo, […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), has disbursed the sum of N216.6 million as loan to 1, 171 rice farmers in Gombe State. The Branch Manager of BOA in Gombe, Adamu Idris Dula, stated this at the launch of the first phase of CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme for rice […]
The Nigeria Expanded Trade and Transport (NEXTT) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nigeria on Monday in Abuja launch eight model business/industry studies for processing, export across eight commodities value chains in Nigeria. The commodities are cassava, ginger, kenaf, moringa, sesame, shea, soya milk and yam flour, which form a […]
There are different edible mushroom varieties like oysters, shiitake and button mushrooms. One may choose the variety to grow depending on the taste he/ she seeks. Spawn: As a beginner, you need to buy spawn (mushroom mycelia) which is similar in function to plant seedling and not spores for experienced growers. Growing medium: Next is […]
The Coordinator of natnudO Foods’ broiler out-grower scheme tagged “natnuPreneur,” Mr. Gbolade Adewole, has disclosed that farmers registered under the six- seven week broiler production scheme, have consistently enjoyed between 7.5% and 15% profit on investment per cycle. With a potential to conclude 5 cycles per year, efficient farmers stand to make between 37.5% – […]
As part of efforts to tackle one of Africa’s major health concerns, malnutrition, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided a $10 million grant for food fortification in Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya. The grant, which is being managed by TechnoServe, an international nonprofit organisation that promotes business solutions to poverty in developing world, is […]