The Federal Government’s plan to diversify the economy received a boost on Monday with the launch of a four-year agricultural blueprint tagged “Green Alternative: The Agriculture Promotion Policy 2016-2020.” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the public presentation of the scheme, said it would involve the employment of 100,000 agricultural extension workers by the Federal Government, […]
Failure to nurture the leather industry is costing Nigeria a lot in terms of loss of foreign exchange. To reverse this, experts see the closure of the Ponmo (hides) processing section of Oko-Oba Abbatoir, Lagos, as a positive step, as it is expected to boost supply of hides for export, reports, DANIEL ESSIET. •Ponmo on […]
Olam Nigeria, one of the world’s largest buyer of agro commodities, has trained 10,000 farmers and supported them with seedlings to replace the current aging trees. Vice President & Head Corporate and Government Relations, Olam Nigeria, Ade Adefeko, explained that I0,000 farmers were trained in good agricultural practices (GAP) across 200 cocoa growing communities in […]
Following months of partnership discussions, Arla Foods, makers of Dano milk and one of the world’s largest dairy cooperatives, has entered into a strategic agreement with the federal government through the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide enabling organisational structure and trainings that will facilitate the development of the dairy industry in Nigeria. […]
A kano-based company, Popular Farms and Mills, in collaboration with Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has distributed certified rice seeds to 400 local farmers in the state to boost rice production . The rice seeds were distributed to the farmers at a subsidised price. The seeds were distributed in the presence of […]
At a time when oil is no longer an income generator for the country, Nigeria looks inwards at other options, such as the thriving real estate and agricultural sectors. Nigeria is presently going through economic recession. The oil glut has played a key role in the country’s present economic predicament. The federal government of Nigeria […]
In its determination to create livelihood for the teeming population and bring life to the rural communities, the Federal Government is set to establish skill acquisition centers across the country. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development – Chief Audu Ogbeh disclosed this during his meeting with the management of Triton Aqua Africa Limited, Nigeria led […]
Nigeria, with teeming population, vast land and favourable climate, cannot produce enough food to feed the population. The reason for this abnormality is that more than 70 percent of the farmers in Nigeria use hand tools for their various farm operations. Use of hand tools like hoe and cutlass is laborious, tiring, time consuming and […]
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) said on Saturday that it had strengthened its relationship with partners with the aim of reducing the cassava yield gap on the continent. The ACAI Project Coordinator, Dr Abdulai Jalloh, said this in a statement in Ibadan that the body’s project team realized the importance of partnerships and had […]
Prof. Danbala Danju, Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA), has called for proper funding of the agriculture sector, if it must be the option to Nigerian economy. Prof. Danbala Danju, Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture Danju made this call at the All Nigerian Editors’ Conference (ANEC) in Port Harcourt on Friday. He noted that the […]
A large scale farmer in Kano State, Alhaji Garba Bichi, has expressed optimism that the state would record bumper harvest this farming season. He made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday. “From all indications, we are going to have a bumper harvest this year, especially […]
The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for a ban on export of primary farm produce, as part of strategies to grow local production and enhance the value chains of the country’s agricultural investments. The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola He said only innovative ventures in agriculture could make farm produce to […]
As Government Plans To Boost Research Into Local Production Of species. Audu Ogbeh, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development The Federal Government said a whooping $700m is spent on annual importation of fish in terms of foreign exchange. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh who disclosed this during a courtesy visit by […]
Prospective beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Rice Anchor Borrowers programme, in Benue State, have accused the handlers of lack of transparency and deliberately frustrating their efforts to access the loan. This is contrary to President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive last June that CBN should extend the ‘Anchor Borrowers’ programme in rice production to […]
Over 75 per cent of harvested tomatoes get wasted yearly in the country, basically due to lack of storage facilities; and limited means of making use of them industrially, resulting into acute shortage off season. Bags of dried tomatoes, waiting to be processed into tomato paste. This development has led Nigerians to total reliance on […]