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 26,000 Congo 400 274 25,200 400 800 0 Garri (White) 60Kg 17,000 Congo 170 142 17,000 170 0 0 Groundnut (Edible) 100Kg […]
Ahead of the Christmas celebration, residents of Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria lament over the hike in cost of food items and other commodities needed to make the occasion a memorable one. While some residents complained that prices of essential commodities have gone up, traders on the other hand groan over low patronage. The Sheikh Gumi […]
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season. He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and “only God knows what […]
An unprecedented influx into irrigation farming for this year’s dry season farming has exhausted the Jare river to its bed in Bakori, Katsina State, a situation that has alarmed wheat farmers along the river side. Over the years, only few farmers were taking advantage of the river to cultivate tomato, cabbage, lettuce, onion and cucumber. […]
Indorama, one of the largest producers of urea fertilizer in Nigeria has said farmers in the country will soon have access to its new product, the granulated urea and NPK fertilizer, for their crop production nationwide. Anand Kumara, an official of the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IEPL), a subsidiary of Indorama Corporation based in Port […]
As the year draws to an end, prices of commodities at Abuja markets have dropped significantly, which is rather different from the norm of prices going up during the festive season. Although prices of some food items like palm and vegetable oil have gone up due to factors like transportation and storage issues, the prices […]
The Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN) has affirmed that sustainable agricultural growth can only be achieved through consistency in policy implementation and adoption of research-based trials capable of addressing agricultural problems in the country. This is the position of the association in a communiqué it issued at the recently concluded 30th Annual National Conference […]
Founder and President of the Women in Agricultural Advancement & Sustainability Africa (WAASA), Ms. Chi Tola, has expressed worry over bottlenecks in obtaining necessary permits and endorsement by the small processors from regulatory agencies in Nigeria. She is calling on the federal government to, not only monitor the activities of these regulatory bodies, but also […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his Kebbi State counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday launched the much anticipated Lagos-Kebbi Rice christened LAKE RICE, saying that the partnership which culminated into the launch was not only designed to ensure food security but showcase the ability of Nigeria to become a producing nation. Speaking at […]
As the Christmas celebration draws close, the Lagos state government yesterday said it will commence the sales of the much awaited Lake Rice tomorrow. The sale, earlier scheduled for December 15 at a cost at N13, 000 per 50 kg has been re-scheduled to commence tomorrow at some specific locations across the state. It was […]
The Federal Government says the current hike in price of fertiliser is as a result of security concerns as criminal elements are using its components to make bombs and other explosives. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a Special Town Hall Meeting for Youths organised by […]
Responding to questions on looming food shortage due to alarming rate of exportation of grains by farmers to neighbouring countries, the minister said government cannot stop the trend. The Federal Government has put hold on sales of its 23 silos nationwide to address the challenge of food shortage. Agriculture minister Audu Ogbeh disclosed this on […]
With Just N5,000 And A Piece Of Land You Can Be On Your Way To Financial Success With Potato Production Nigeria, a country blessed with diverse climatic and soil condition for the production of different agricultural produce, is the leading producer of potato in Sub-Saharan Africa, producing about 3,460,000 metric tons of sweet potatoes – […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh has called on the major agricultural players in the ECOWAS sub-region to collaborate with member states to find solutions to the frequent clash between herdsmen and farmers which have claimed several lives and properties destroyed. Ogbeh disclosed this while receiving some farmer groups in the West […]
Ruth Olurounbi, who was at the launch of maiden National Organic Agriculture Business Summit, organised by the Organic Agriculture (EOA) in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigeria Organic Agriculture Network (NOAN), held in Abuja earlier this month, brings the reports on the organisations’ advocacy in securing Nigeria’s economy through organic agriculture. As “Africa continues to […]