Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to harnessing the available natural resources in the state to create wealth for sustainability. Governor Emmanuel stated this when he played host to San Carlos – a group of Agro Allied Investors from Mexico, who visited him at Government House, Uyo. He said: “It […]
Former Abia State governor, Senator Theodore Orji, has said the objective of the Food Security Bill that passed its second reading in the Senate, is to compel government to make quality food available to all, as part of its primary responsibilities. Reacting to a news report credited to former Speaker of the State House of […]
—IITA Boss Warns Against Lip Service To Agriculture The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Nteranya Sanginga has warned that the neglect of agriculture would cost Africa continent $110b in terms of food imports in 2025, up from the current $35billion. Sanginga, who stated this while addressing members of the […]
In the drive to boost agriculture through root and tuber crops production, Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), have effected another set of training programme for Farmers and Extension Officers at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umuahia, Abia State. According to NRCRI Executive Director, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the culture of waste of agricultural products in the country, blaming it on lack of means of preservation. He lamented a situation where cattle farmers throw away milk generated from their cattle because of lack of means of preservation and processing of the product, to maximise their profit. Buhari, who […]
…to produce one million tons of fertilizer next year An agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Morocco, anchored by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria, FEPSAN and a Moroccan company, OCP will yield one million tons of fertilizer through local production for next farming season. According to a statement by the senior special assistant […]
A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Oloni of Eti-Oni, Oba Dokun Thompson, at the weekend used the Holy Bible to pacify the Land, warning that poverty would persist unless the Land was appeased. Speaking at the first Cocoa Festival in Africa, the monarch explained that there may have been a curse on the land, […]
The Nigerian government and the Ogun state government have flagged off 50 hectares of tree planting programme to effectively address deforestation and the abuse of forest reserves in the state as a result illegal tree felling and land clearing for agricultural purposes. At a ceremony held at Olokemeji Forest Reserve in the state, the Minister […]
The zoo is home to several wild animals ranging from monkeys to wild cats and reptiles. Opened to the public four years ago, the Africano Tolba was born out of a family tradition of collecting wild animals. We are showing people that we are the number one caretakers of animals around the world. “I created […]
The tomato industry, like many others in Nigeria, faces a lot of challenges that threaten the viability and sustainability of various businesses and entrepreneurships in the value chain. Reports have it that tomato farms have been ravaged by diseases across the tomato producing states – majorly Kaduna, Kano and Katsina -in the North while tomato […]
A Crawfish is specie of fish that looks more like a Crab. Starting a Crawfish farm is very different from the normal fish pond you have for fishes because the cultivation process for a crawfish is very different. For people that already have an idea of what it takes to cultivate fish and are eager […]
People’s preferences for meat differ. In fact all over the world this holds sway. Whilst some prefer to chicken, beef, pork and what have you, yet others prefer to swear by turkey. On the contrary there some folks who do not quite have a preference, rather they can eat any type of meat, provided it […]
The Nigerian government is commencing an all-round farming year using the e-wallet system, from now till May 2017 with the aim to reach between five to nine million farmers with good quality seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. CEO of Cellulant Nigeria, Bolaji Akinboro, stated that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have extended […]
Nigerian farmers have been urged to see agriculture from a global dimension of competitiveness and realise that agriculture products are not only food products but also raw materials for industries. This call was made by a Professor of Food Engineering in the Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor […]
Nigeria is yet to maximise her agricultural opportunities in some crops due to lack of capacity in the best global practices in processing and packaging, more so, in the technical and mechanized method of arresting post harvest losses. This was the submission of the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, when a team […]