♦ whistleblower number on the bag not connecting ♦ report to security agencies -FEPSAN The Federal Government’s Presidential Fertiliser Initiative designed to get fertilizer to smallholder farmers at the approved prices has been hijacked by middlemen, our investigation has shown. A bag of the NPK 20:10:10 brand is supposed to sell at the approved price […]
(Recommended by FAO and compiled by Vincent A. Yusuf) Oil palms are cultivated in the regions where they grow well. The oil palm needs a region with the following characteristics: Where it is hot all year round The oil palm grows well where it is hot all year round: between 25 and 28 degrees C. […]
The Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has listed the various strategies employed by his government to make agriculture much more attractive especially to the younger generation in the state. He said the strategies have worked, as the state has been reaping the fruits in forms of increased activities in the food production sector.The Governor […]
About 120 participants at the just concluded 2017 National Organic Agriculture Business summit are of the opinion that Nigerian youths have significant roles to play in organic agriculture. A communique issued at the end of the summit in Akwa, Anambra State, said such roles would ensure job opportunities for the youths in order to contribute […]
No fewer than 100 graduates are currently receiving training in various agricultural areas at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Oyo State. The training tagged: Third National FADAMA Development Project (FADAMA III AF) Fadama-Graduate Unemployed Youth and Women Support Programme (GUYS), is organised by the institute in collaboration with Oyo State government. […]
Concerned by the high cost of Garri, a common staple food, the Managing Director, S&P farms and Ranch, Agboola Banji, said there is no justifiable reason for the 100 per cent price increase, considering the labour, input and processing costs. Justifying his claim, he told The Guardian that it is not unusual that; “Those who […]
Research being conducted by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in seed yam multiplication holds promise to quadruple yam production in the country. This was disclosed as the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, ended a two-day visit to Ibadan last week. Addressing reporters after a tour of IITA facilities, including […]
–Unveils 225 Tractors As part of efforts to increase food production, the Katsina State government has launched a programme called Farm-to-Folk initiative has been launched, in collaboration with Springfield Agro Limited, a Kewalram Chanrai Group company, in partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. 225 tractors were commissioned at the launch, to achieve total mechanisation of […]
Small-scale Women Famers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the Federal Government to release the 10 per cent allocation provided in the federal budget for agriculture. SWOFON project, funded by Trust Africa with implementation from actionaid, made this call in Calabar, Cross River State, during its Community Scorecard on the Support and Participation of Smallholder […]
The Osun State Broiler Outgrowers Production Scheme (OBOPS), has produced at least five million birds in the last three years, the scheme managers have said.Revealing this at the weekend, Mr. Kolawole Ogini, who is the facilitator of the second phase of the scheme stated that OBOPS has placed Osun among states with relatively high production […]
Agronomist Usman Emmanuel has been a farmer all his life and in fisheries business and consultancy for over three decades. How did you become a fishery expert? I grew up in Kaduna city. My father was a police officer who is also a farmer and I developed the love from there. He told me that […]
An associate professor with the Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Wukari in Taraba State, Banake E. Sambo has said poor road networks; lack of improved means of transportation to major markets, epileptic power supply and water for easy movement of goods and services are major challenges constraining ginger production in Nigeria. He said this in […]
The Kogi State Government has commenced massive rice production across the state in collaboration with the World Bank and Federal Government assisted FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) project in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Kehinde Oloruntoba, who spoke during an inspection tour to some of the already cultivated 4,000 hectares of Fadama rice […]
The FarmLogs’ On-Farm Research Network is a collaborative program, which is dedicated to organizing and conducting unbiased research and independent analysis, and is open to row-crop farmers across the country. The company says the goal of this initiative is to accelerate agronomic learning cycles, influence FarmLogs’ product development, and improve prescriptive recommendations for FarmLogs customers. […]
In its bid to ensure agricultural development and improve healthcare delivery, the Caretaker Management Committee of the Obokun Local Government has distributed cocoa seedlings to farmers and drugs to health centres across all towns in the Local Government Area. The Executive Secretary of the council, Alhaji Oladiran Ashaolu, during the distribution of the materials on […]