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[ad_1] Cross River State has set aside the sum of N500 million as loan to farmers in preparation for post-covid-19 era.The state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, disclosed this in Calabar at the inauguration of input distribution to farmers as part of palliatives against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ayade, who said this in a statement by the […]
[ad_1] The Osun State Government has ordered farmers in its Shasha Forest reserve located in Ile-Ife to vacate the forest immediately to avoid legal action. This is as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi urged affected farmers to obey government order to allow for effective management of the forest reserve. A statement issued by […]
The drafting committee for the National Biosecurity Policy, has presented the preliminary draft of the National Biosecurity Policy to the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba. Dr Ebegba while receiving the document in Abuja today (17th August 2020), commended the members of the committee for ensuring they met […]
The various digital tools developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agronomic recommendations and help farmers improve productivity are currently changing the face and practice of agricultural extension in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. This assertion was made recently by the IITA Digital Extension and Advisory Services Specialist, Godwin Atser, […]
[ad_1] Lagos – Ahead of the expected completion and commissioning of the Imota rice Mill by December, Lagos State government has trained and empowered rice farmers on good agricultural practices to improve their yields. Abisola Olusanya Acting Commissioner of Agriculture in the state while speaking at the opening ceremony of a three-day capacity building for […]
[ad_1] Ogun State government has reiterated its commitment to key in into the federal government agricultural policy on food security and nutrition strategy in order to address the problem of child malnutrition in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina gave the assurance at a meeting with the representatives of the Federal […]
[ad_1] The Akwa Ibom government has reopened livestock markets which were shut down across the state on May 11, for commercial activities. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to State Government (SSG) who made the announcement in a statement in Uyo on Tuesday, said the reopening took effect from 6am on Tuesday. He said opening of the […]
[ad_1] Top securities dealers in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to expand the agriculture sector to create job opportunities for youths and leverage Commodities Exchanges to grow the country’s foreign exchange earnings, forex, in view of dwindling income from the international oil market. Besides, the Securities Dealers have identified the need to put in […]
[ad_1] The prices of food items rose highest in Zamfara, Kogi and Yobe states in Nigeria in July, the consumer price index released on Monday by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The report revealed that, between June and July, food price inflation was highest in Zamfara at 3.40 per cent , Kogi […]
[ad_1] A Benue Magistrates’ Court sitting in Makurdi, on Monday, remanded a farmer, Terfa Versenor in the correctional centre on the accusation of being in illegal possession of a firearm. The defendant, of High-Level Naka area in Gwer West Local Council of Benue, is being tried for being in possession of a locally-made pistol. The […]
[ad_1] In 2018, when a rice farmer, Lawal Bala, experienced a positive turnaround in his farming business, he was overwhelmed with joy. For Mr Bala, the farming season was worth looking forward to. Now, he enjoys farming more than ever before. This had not always been the case for Mr Bala. “I have a hectare […]
Vice president Dr Constantino Chiwenga took stock of the agricultural projects around the country last week A green maize field in Middle Sabi. Measures to revitalise the agricultural sector, including increasing the area under production are pivotal to achieve food self-sufficiency and save foreign currency by reducing imports. There are efforts to wean the sector […]
Melon and watermelon are today among the most cultivated fruits in the world but, at the same time, professional producers must face various obstacles to obtain satisfactory results, first of all the high summer temperatures and the attacks of parasites, such as aphids. Arrigoni, international leader in the production of agrotextiles for agriculture, offers two […]
Owning and running your own farm is a dream that only few are able to achieve. What is it that sets the dream apart from the reality? You need to be able to identify possible challenges that you may face and know how to tackle them when or even before they arise. If you are […]
[ad_1] smoked fish Twenty-nine months after the United States of America (USA) placed a ban on catfish imports from Nigeria, the country has lost over N20b as many farmers and investors have been forced to abandon the industry. President of the Catfish Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Rotimi OIoye, who disclosed this to The Guardian […]