A team of researchers, representing the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Wageningen University, has raised the alarm over the enormous economic impact of parasitic weeds on rice production in Africa, threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of resource-poor rice farmers and consumers in the region. The weeds […]
The Federal Government has blamed the rise in the cost of food prices on what he called extortionist practices of men of the Nigerian Police, Army, and Nigerian Customs Services at the nations various checkpoints and ports. Members of the joint committee on Agriculture were stunned when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief […]
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Thursday appealed to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Sadanobu Kusaoke to woo Japanese companies that left Nigeria for Ghana and other African countries back. Ngige who gave the charge during an interactive session with the Japanese Ambassador in Abuja, argued that the factors that drove them out […]
Mr Jagdeep Kapoor, Head of Chancery, High Commission of India, in Lagos, on Thursday announced his government’s plans to encourage Nigerian farmers to plant beans and peas, called pulses, that would be exported to India. Kapoor told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lagos that the initiative would create a source of income for Nigerian […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that high interest rate from banks remained the bane of financing of agriculture and the development of good agricultural practices. The minister made the remark while delivering a keynote address at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Food and Safety Investment Forum held […]
Notore Group CEO Onajite Okoloko has said that agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for many Nigerians and that his company will continue to help farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector to stay at the top of their game He argued that Notore’s Catalyst Courses provide cutting-edge knowledge and techniques for farmers […]
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, protesting what they called ”the effect of poor governance”. They marched on the streets of Abuja, carrying placards with Various Inscriptions to the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa. The protest code named ‘national day of action against […]
A call has been made to Nigerians and government at different levels to take adequate care of soil and water resources as a way out of the current economic recession and food shortage. Professor Michael Alatise of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, made the call while delivering the 80th […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to support Sokoto farmers with modern harvesters so as to reduce hours wasted when applying manual method to harvest crops. Speaking while he received a team from Sokoto State Ministry of Agriculture, led by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in Abuja, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Audu […]
Footprint to Africa, an Abuja-based investor advisory firm and financial news company, has attracted foreign direct investments (FDI) to Nigeria and four other African countries worth over N1.5 billion, where it has partnerships. The investments are six projects in the oil and gas, agriculture and tourism sectors in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Kenya. […]
Plans are in top gear by the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) to get the European Union EU lift its ban on exportation of beans from Nigeria to its member countries. The Coordinating Director of the agency, Dr. Vincent Isegbe, who disclosed this at the opening of a two- day training workshop on Plant Health […]
Three industry groups representing U.S. grain and ethanol producers urged the White House and U.S. trade officials this week to prioritize industry complaints against China over import duties on U.S. ethanol and distiller’s dried grains (DDGS) animal feed. China last month increased punitive tariffs on imports of U.S. DDGS and ethanol, leading to the cancellation […]
Commodity Price Between February 3, — February 9, 2017 Market Commodity Wholesale Retail Last Week Variance Measure Price(N) Measure Price(N) P/Kg(N) W(N) R(N) W(N) R(N) Aba Main Market, Abia State. Garri (White) 100Kg 19,000 Paint Bucket 600 207 19,833 643 -833 -43 Groundnut (Edible) 100Kg 47,000 Paint Bucket […]
The Federal Government has adopted some measures to reduce the price of food items in the country. Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this yesterday while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting. The Council had last week set up a task force to advise the government […]
The remains of a policeman reported missing, following a clash with herdsmen dressed in police uniform on Sunday at Ohoror community, Delta State, was, Tuesday, discovered by locals in the community. The Sunday clash between the police team and herdsmen was the second in two weeks following an earlier clash, which occurred on January 23. […]