The Executive Director of Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) Dr Oluwasina Olabanji spoke with COLLINS NNABUIFE on the activities of the institute on wheat production especially in Borno State. How has the insurgency affected wheat production in Nigeria? The insurgency in the northeast is very unfortunate, and there is no doubt, it has given us […]
In the 80s, cocoa was arguably one of the major cash-crops relied upon as a foreign exchange earner, which serves as the major employment of labour across the nation but the crop faced declines when Nigeria discovered oil in commercial quantity. As global demand for chocolate is outpacing the rate of cocoa production, especially with […]
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has advocated agriculture and backward integration by corporate organisations as a way of revitalising the Nigerian economy. The governor, who was on a courtesy visit to Nigerian Breweries recently, said agriculture, which was once the mainstay of the nation’s economy would only thrive when backward integration is encouraged […]
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has said that his agricultural policy, which resulted in massive rice production this year, was an inspiration from God. He stated this while interacting with journalists shortly after inspecting the Akanu Ibiam flyover in Abakaliki. “Many things we do in Ebonyi State, we don’t do by our power or by […]
A rice breeder and a professor of Plant Breeding in the College of Plant Science and Crop Production of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Francis Showemimo, has said that it is possible to stop rice importation to Nigeria but not in 2017. He said he supported the Federal Government initiative to stop […]
Executive Director and founder of Women in Agricultural Advancement and Sustainability Africa (WAASA), Chi Tola Roberts, has called on the Federal Government to review the several policies and monitor the activities of some of the food regulatory bodies in the country. Roberts said these regulatory bodies are frustrating and stagnating agro value chain, stressing that […]
*As SEC, EFCC move to curb market infractions The Bank of Agriculture, BOA, weekend threatened to publish list of loan defaulters, in line with the new directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. This came at a time the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, is working on a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the […]
At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol local government area of Taraba in the early hours of Sunday. The killings are one of the series of bloody attacks in the state. Most of the farmers were killed on their farms. David Misal, the […]
—FG Reaffirms Efforts To Stop Fish Importation, Improve Agric Investments As part of its commitment towards growing the economy through value-focused productivity, the Triton Aqua Limited, has inaugurated dispatch facilities at its Catfish Farm in Gambari, Oyo State, to boost its aquaculture investment. Chairman of Triton Group, Mr. Ashvin Samtani, disclosed that the investment is […]
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, through its ‘Training and Empowerment Programme for host communities, trained and empowered more than 20,000 Rural Women and Youths on “NRCRI Production Technologies and Value Addition To Root and Tuber Crops.” Executive Director of the institute, Dr. Julius Okonkwo, announced this at the three-day training […]
The Candel Company Limited has rewarded farmers in the last stage of its Be A Millionaire Promo, derived from the Cleanfarms project, aimed at eliminating farm herbicides bottles and agrochemicals, posing health hazards to the ecosystem, which they get rewarded for. The promo, drawn electronically, saw farmers cart away brand new eight generators, two tricycles […]
The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello, has expressed concern over the scale of food insecurity in Nigeria and in the entire West and Central African regions despite abundant landmass and available labour in the region. Bello, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the Second International Conference on Drylands, organised […]
The smuggling of rice through the land borders has continued to thrive in Badagry area of Lagos State in spite of the Federal Government’s ban on the practice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that markets along Badagry Expressway close to Seme border, are stocked with various varieties of smuggled rice, especially as the […]
APP document details strategies to revive the agricultural sector to boost food production and create job in line with the overall economic thrust of diversification of the government and that there is urgent need to identify the roles and responsibilities of all actors to ensure effective implementation of the APP. The National Association of Nigerian […]
A World Bank assisted programme in Africa, West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), has revealed that farmers do not need huge capital to be successful and maximise profit in agriculture. This was stated during the last World Bank Support Mission visit to the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) adopted communities and schools, where it […]