Dangote Industries Group has said for Nigeria’s economy to be firm, its citizens need to patronise locally- made products. The executive director, Stakeholder Management & Corporate Communications of Dangote Group, Engr. Mansur Ahmed made this known at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair organised by Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos, yesterday. […]
East Africa faces a growing deficit of animal feed owing to increased production of livestock products and urbanisation Growing populations and incomes continue to drive livestock demand, which could grow as high as 50 percent in certain cities, particularly in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam and Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa. However, this has led to a […]
The much awaited Lagos Food Security Summit and Exhibition 2016, kicked-off yesterday, Thursday, November 10, 2016, at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, with so many players from agriculture, agribusiness, food industry, Academia and Government dignitaries in attendance. The maiden edition of the summit, which had Chief (Mrs.) Nike Akande, DG, Lagos Chamber of Commerce in […]
Following frequent clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, the Abia State Police command has directed Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, in the state to set up conflict resolution committees to check the trend. Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade who disclosed this at a townhall meeting in Aba, said the committees would include the Transition Committee chairmen […]
It is no longer news that over 70 per cent of Nigerians live in rural areas and greater part of this percentage is made up of women, who mostly have been riddled with abject poverty. Over the years, a major challenge faced by rural women has been a lack of financial inclusion, which has further […]
The controversial bill for an Act to provide for establishment of grazing areas management agency and other related matters, yesterday on the floor of the Senate, suffered a major set back as it was stood down for discussion and further deliberation. The bill, sponsored by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, APC, Kano Central, titled A Bill for […]
What’s Ahead For Agriculture Under Trump? For the past eight years, many farmers have chaffed under what’s seen as regulatory overreach under the Obama Administration. Farm groups and Trump supporters expect that to be pulled back after the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star was elected the 45th U.S. president on November […]
Coconut trees may go into extinction in Nigeria in the next 50 years, a coconut processor, Mr Muheammad Mustafa, has said, cautioning against its use as building materials substitute. Mustafa, Executive Director, Doublem Enterprises Development Centre, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that using the tree’s trunk as planks and […]
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Abaji Chairman Sets Up Peace C’ttee On Farmers, Herders. The chairman of Abaji Area Council, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ajiya, yesterday held his first security meeting with the various heads, where he set up a 13-man committee to ensure peace between farmers and herders in the area. Addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting, he said the committee was […]
—FG Releases N2bn Agric Loan to Jigawa Farmers The Federal Government has released N2 billion to Jigawa State as agricultural loan for rice and wheat production to dry season farmers under the Anchor-Borrower Programme. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alhaji Kabiru Ali, while speaking to newsmen in Dutse. […]
The successful conclusion of the maiden edition of the Ecowas Agriculture, Agro-Allied & Technology Exhibition organized by Global Exhibition & Business Services Limited, with regional and global participation, for the common good of our father land and its citizens, and by extension, the ECOWAS sub-region, is highly applauded. We commend the organizers of this event […]
By Adeyemi Bamidele Ezekiel KADUNA- The Federal government recently re-echoed its commitment towards transforming university graduates into agribusiness entrepreneurs through its Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP). Reading the opening speech of the Minister for Agriculture, at the just concluded Ecowas Agriculture, Agro-Allied & Technology Exhibition in Kaduna State, Mr Aderemi O. Abioye, stated how […]
Brazilian soybean producers are on a roll. Their 2016-2017 soybean planting season is reaching the halfway point, sharply faster than a year ago. According to the latest survey by consulting firm AgRural, planting has attained 41% of the total estimated area for soybeans of 82.671 million acres. This figure easily outstrips the 31% recorded in […]
Analyst: Cattle Producers Should Stay On Alert A recent recovery in cattle prices (as of this writing, a rally close to $10.00 above recent lows) has many in the cattle industry breathing a sigh of relief. Yet, one has to acknowledge that the supply of cattle continues to remain large. In spite of good export […]