The Oyo State government is set to empower 717 cassava and rice producer under the state’s funded Anchor Borrower’s programme. The state commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Barrister Oyewole Oyewumi said 450 cassava producer and another 267 farmers would be engaged. Oyewumi said that the empowerment would improve economic activities in the […]
Rice Farmers in Bayelsa State has confirmed the acquisition of over 40, 000 hectares of land in the efforts to boost local cultivation of rice in the state. Mr Ezeikel Ogbianko,the State Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association,who confirm the development in Yenagoa, said the lands so far acquired were located in eight communities including […]
With substantial boost in production of many agricultural produce and traders from central and North African countries flooding Nigeria to import commodities, the Federal Government is moving to maximise its advantage by resuscitating the moribund Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCX). Since the abolition of marketing boards by the Babangida administration, there has not been any regulation […]
Residents of Okitipupa in Ondo State have continued to partronise charcoal sellers as substitute for their daily domestic cooking, as the high cost of kerosene and cooking gas lingered on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that kerosene, formerly sold for N300 per litre has gone up to between N400 and N450 while […]
The most enduring and damaging impacts of Nigeria’s oil and gas resource curse has been the long and steady decline of the country’s agricultural sector over the years. Once the primary source of government revenue and foreign exchange earnings, agriculture in Nigeria has suffered from decades of underinvestment, corruption, policy neglect and lost opportunities. It […]
Coconut farmers have raised the alarm over the imminent depletion of coconut trees, if urgent steps are not taken by stakeholders to urgently block the identified loopholes. Nigeria currently ranks 18th on the world coconut production country index and produces 265,000 metric tonnes of coconut annually, with Badagry, Lagos State, ranking as number one, leading […]
For many farmers, affordable machines is a major problem. At the moment, some Nigerians are producing these machines in large scale to help small and large scale farmers meet the challenge of food production. DANIEL ESSIET reports. One of the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s policies is to boost agricultural productivity. While production rose sharply in recent […]
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have urged the Federal Government to support pre-shipment inspection agencies to reduce rejection of the nation’s agro exports. The list of goods subject to inspections and quality testing is extensive, including food and agricultural products. They said providing an enabling environment for pre-shipment inspections is one of the corrective measures […]
Rice produced by farmers in Kano State rose from 692, 481 tonnes to 1, 551, 720 tonnes last year, representing an increase of about 95.2 percent, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said. The governor dropped the hint during an interactive session on loan recovery, with farmers on the Central Bank of Nigeria/Bank of Agriculture/Kano State […]
The Adamawa Government on Friday said it had commenced the training of 240 farmers in various dry season farming. Gov. Muhammadu Jibrillah confirmed the development during the presentation of certificates to the beneficiary farmers in Yola. Jibrillah said that the development was part of his campaign promises to support vulnerable farmers and ensure food sufficiency […]
Worried about 55 per cent importation of the total volume of palm oil consumed in Nigeria, the Mike Omotosho Foundation has established a N2 billion palm plantation in Kwara State. Founder and initiator of the project, Dr. Mike Omotosho stated this weekend in Abuja while briefing journalists ahead of the forthcoming annual lecture of the […]
After pushing farmers into jatropha farming ahead of plans to establish biofuel refinery, the government backing out and farmers are caught in shock. Jatropha farmers in Katsina say they have been neglected despite being pushed into the business by government ahead of the proposed establishment of a Bio-fuel refinery in Kogi state. The chairman of […]
In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), banana is one of the cheapest commodities one can find. They are on roadside selling points, in shops and highbrow supermarkets. Traders say the increased production from banana plantations-from modern mechanised and medium to subsistence and barn yard producers-is glutting the market. Banana can be grown anywhere, and […]
Commodity Price Between January 6, — January 12, 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) Bodija Market, Oyo State. Drum Beans (Olotu) 100Kg 25,833 Congo 400 274 25,000 400 833 0 Garri (White) 60Kg 18,667 Congo […]