The Northern Governor’s Forum, NGF, says it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigeria’s borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle. The Chairman of the Forum, Kashim Shettima of Borno, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the forum’s meeting in Kaduna, on Tuesday According to […]
The Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has tasked officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement as well as Agric/Extension workers across the State to improve on Agricultural productivity and take advantage of the 10% provided by Lagos market to boost the Internally Generated Revenue of the state […]
Soil scientists around Nigeria, on Tuesday, converged on the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) with an agenda to finding a lasting solution to the problems of prevailing soil degradation in the various geographical zones in the country. In his opening address, the Executive Director, IAR&T, Professor James Adediran, gave a solid background to […]
An unidentified policemen, Monday, sustained gunshot injuries during a gun battle between some herdsmen and a team of policemen from the Ughelli Area Command, Delta State. Also the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, yesterday, said its troops have killed two notorious militants in a shootout along the Obama Flow […]
Agriculture Solution Nigeria Economy, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take seriously the diversification efforts of his government from oil to agriculture with a view of bailing the country out of its current economic downturn. Apart from the government, Obasanjo also charged all […]
FG has accessesed a $67m World Bank loan to develop Hadejia Valley Dam in Jigawa The Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources,Senator Ubale Shittu, on Sunday said that the Federal Government has accessed a $67 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate Hadejia Valley Dam in Jigawa. Shittu in an interview in Dutse said that $60 […]
As the country experiences dry season, farmers across the country are faced with the challenges of irrigating their farms and controlling of some insects and pest which destroy crops during this season. At the Gado Nasko Farms in Kubwa, Abuja, which covers over 100 hectares, the farmers are predominantly vegetable farmers whose major means of […]
The former Registrar, Veterinary Council of Nigeria, VCN, Dr Markus Avong, has called on the Federal Government to licence animal vaccine importers over possible inflow of fake and adulterated products into the livestock industry. Avong said the livestock industry remains strategic in diversifying the economy. According to him some unscrupulous persons may be involved in […]
President, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has said that political farmers are main benefactors of different Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interventions to support rural farmers. The labour president raised the allegation at a meeting organised by ActionAid Nigeria in Abuja as part of activities to mark 2017 Global Week of Action to Fight […]
The National Horticultural Research Institute, in fulfilling its drive to develop horticultural produce and products for local and export markets with attendant health, industrial raw materials and employment generation benefits, organised a two-day training workshop for more than 200 people in Ibadan, Oyo State, toward increased income and prosperity. The training workshop, which covered theoretical […]
An industrialist, Chief Chamberlin Okechukwu Adiaso, has given a N100million loan to farmers in Abia State. Adiaso, Mayfair Project Ltd Managing Director, said the loan was disbursed through the Nma Abia Co-operative Society. He spoke during opening of an hospital in honour of his mother Mercy Adiaso in Obieketa autonomous community in Isiala Ngwa South […]
Farmers and scientists are worried over the growing threat of pets and diseases to food security. Globally, biological threats caused by pests and diseases in plants account for about 40 per cent loss in global production. Experts say the problem may get worse. A World Bank consultant , Prof Abel Ogunwale, said pests and diseases […]
Bird Flu Government, Stakeholders Strategise To Combat Disease. This doesn’t appear to be the best of time for poultry farmers, with the array of challenges plaguing the industry.From the soaring price of livestock feeds, which led to drastic drop in the profit margin; low patronage as a result of recession, forcing many to fold up; […]
The Chief Whip of House of Representatives, Alhaji Alhassan Ado Doguwa has described the federal government’s E-Wallet Agricultural programme as the best way of enhancing commercial farming in the country. Doguwa, who disclosed this in Kano during an oversight function visit to Warawa local government area of Kano state, called on Nigerian farmers to support […]