For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government has been reminded of its pledge and responsibility to drive the economy back to stability, use homegrown resources that are available to sustain growth and implement faithfully its fiscal plans, which include effective utilisation of borrowed funds. The economy, going through recession (officially) in the last four quarters, […]
Yobe state government in collaboration with the World Bank have supported returnee Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and those still in camps with farm inputs. The farm inputs will enable them to engage in agricultural activities toward economic recovery. Musa Jidawa, permanent secretary, Yobe state emergency management agency (SEMA), disclosed this in Damaturu, on Sunday. Jidawa […]
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will today pay a one day official visit to Niger State. He will be joined by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, immediate past military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to flag off Niger State Investment Summit holding in Minna, the Niger state capital. The […]
Agribank and the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) signed a one year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 2, in terms of which Agribank will finance the purchasing of female breeding livestock by farmers in the Northern Communal Areas (NCA) from the NDC’s Kavango Cattle Ranch (KCR). To ensure wider benefit to farmers, the MOU provides […]
An expert in snake management and Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Edem Archebong Eniang, has raised the alarm, that Ghana, Togo and Republic of Benin, had appropriated Nigeria’s annual export quota of 2000 baby-pythons to Europe, causing the country a huge loss […]
The Mozambique Commodity Exchange (BMM) says that it needs at least 25 million meticais (about 410,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate) to correct mistakes made during the construction of grain storage silos across the country. Cited in the weekly “Domingo”, BMM Chief Executive Officer Antonio Grispos said that several mechanical and electrical errors […]
Ethiopia earned 866 million USD exporting 221,000 tons of coffee during its last fiscal year . According to Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Development and Marketing Authority, it has accomplished 92 per cent of its set goal to increase coffee exports. ” It is a very great achievement compared to nation’s previous years’ coffee export performance […]
Three flower firms, Wagagai Ltd, Ugarose Flowers Ltd and Jambo Rose have pledged to invest $17.8m in Uganda’s flower sector in the next 4 years aimed at increasing flower export volume on the global market. The investors said in Kampala that, the market is available on the international market but they cannot afford to maximize […]
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture is investigating possible incidences of Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI), type H5N8, in two ostrich farms in the Heidelberg area. Avian influenza is a controlled disease in terms of the Animal Diseases Act, 35 of 1984. Investigations on the farms are in progress and both farms have been placed […]
The federal government has raised the alarm on the rising demand for beef in the country, vis-a-vis its availability, saying the gap could lead to the scarcity of beef and dairy products in the country. The outlook was given by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at a meeting with members […]
Nigeria’s economy has continued to generate increasing growth opportunities as organizations sustain drive to key into opportunities provided by government’s renewed focus on agriculture. Dizengoff Nigeria’s focus on boosting Nigeria’s agriculture economy for rewarding economic growth, received boost recently, as the company rolls out more tractors to enhance mechanized agriculture in the country. The company […]
After a heavy lost to tuta absoluta last farming season, tomato farmers in Kano have renewed interest for massive production of the crop next season. This was sequel to modern farming techniques and improved varieties of the crop introduced to them by an agric based nonprofit international organization, Technoserve, in collaboration with Syngenta agro limited. […]
Katsina State Deputy Governor, Mannir Yakubu, who doubles as the Commissioner of Agriculture, speaks on plans to boost cotton production in the state, especially the involvement of youths. ABBA ANWAR reports. What is the current position of the cotton sector in Katsina State? Katsina State produces the highest quantity of cotton in Nigeria. We intend […]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grow Africa, William Asiko, who disclosed that the collaboration would bring together different actors in the value chain, said they have agreed to focus on Cassava, Rice and horticulture. In the bid to boost private sector investment in agricultural value chain, Grow Africa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]
Upon all the government’s talk of having given priority status to agriculture as a means of creating jobs and diversifying the economy, which it touts as one of its cardinal achievements, Nigerian farmers are in now in quandary over the report that some companies were given approval to import maize, which will invariably crash its […]