The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association NVMA has called for a more robust and vigorous approach to the Avian Influenza virus menace and said it should be treated like a national emergency devoid of bottlenecks or bureaucracies. NVMA President Dr. Godwin Abonyi, who made the call at the opening of the annual national summit of the […]
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has concluded arrangements to flood the market with Nitrogen and Water Efficient Salt Tolerant (NEWEST) rice within the next two years. Rising from the NEWEST Rice Annual Review and Planning Meeting held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan over the weekend, a team of researchers under […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to implement the ‘Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050’ (ASL2050) project. The project aims to facilitate dialogue, knowledge sharing and consultation among livestock, health and environment stakeholders in order […]
“We are looking to understand better, the green alternative programme of the federal government of Nigeria, to understand what the investment components are and to see how this can be aligned with the continental agenda,” he said. The African Union Commission (AUC) says it is working with other regional agencies to help Nigeria mainstream the […]
Reports of imported gari packaged as “Ïndian gari” displayed and sold to the public in a Lagos supermarket, came as a rude shock and complete surprise to millions of Nigerians. Previously, it was unimaginable that Nigeria could ever get to the point of importing gari, a popular West African staple food made from cassava tubers. […]
The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo has said the surest way out of the current economic recession in the country is huge investment in agriculture. According to the monarch, the move will not only create many jobs, it would also guarantee food sufficiency. Alake made the submission yesterday at a […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed concern over the alleged harassment of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states over unpaid agriculture loans granted them before their displacement. This followed a motion moved by Rep. Adamu Kamale (PDP-Adamawa) on the need to halt the arrest and prosecution of returning IDPs over […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government is targeting the production of seven million tonnes of rice by 2018. Briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, Ogbeh said that the target, which would be achieved by the second quarter of 2018, was to meet the national consumption rate. “I […]
Accords for cooperation to be signed on water, cybersecurity and agriculture. Israel and the World Bank are planning to expand cooperation in water, cybersecurity and agriculture in African countries in the coming months, Israel’s Economy Minister Eli Cohen said. Three new cooperation agreements in these fields will be signed with the World Bank. “Cooperation with […]
The Minister for Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has urged farmers in Oyo State to set the pace by increasing rice production, packaging and branding for quality export. Speaking at the launching of the dry season farming by FADAMA rice farmers in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, the minister, who was represented by Dr. Oyeleke Abdulrazaq, charged the […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks are beginning to pay attention to agric-based businesses through micro-credit funding. Head of Agribusiness Department at the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc Olabode Abikoye speaks on the need for increased funding for the sector and how it can be turned to a major foreign exchange earner. […]
The Akwa Ibom State government says it has set December 31 as deadline to realise its target to double its garri and rice production capacities. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Sufficiency, Charles Udo-Inyang, who said this in Abuja, said the State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, was anxious to see the price of garri, one […]
The Catfish Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) on Tuesday revealed that Nigeria produced 370,000 metric tonnes of catfish in 2016. The National President of the Association, Tayo Akingbolagun who disclosed this during the association’s Annual General Meeting in Benin puts the value of the production at over N175 billion ($556million). Akingbolagun noted that fish feeds alone […]
A cassava farmer said the delay of the loans and inputs to farmers was also a threat to food security and export. Some farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate prompt disbursement of agriculture loans to them to improve cassava production in the country. They made the appeal when they spoke with the […]
A conscious effort is going on among government agencies to fully regulate importation of food items into the country. The effort is also deepening oversight in the entire agriculture chain in a deliberate fight against contamination. This fresh move is coming on the strength of World Health Organisation (WHO) revelation showing that about 600 million […]