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[ad_1] Farmers in the hinterlands of Cross River State have received agricultural inputs from a Japanese agricultural support group, the Sasakawa Africa Association. The trainings and supports are to bolster their farm yields and enable them to produce in larger quantities so that they can become agro allied entrepreneurs. The Sasakawa experts said their support […]
[ad_1] There is utter outrage and disquiet in Benue state at the moment over the spate of communal crisis and herdsmen attacks in parts of the state in the last few weeks amid the scourge of the novel Coronavirus pandemic that has precipitated a sharp downturn in the economic fortunes of the ordinary man. Sadly […]
[ad_1] A fish farmer, Mr Lere Bello, has advised Nigerians to go back to farming to mitigate famine and boost food production post COVID-19 pandemic. Bello gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Saturday. He said that food was one of the basic needs of life […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government said it has distributed one ton of Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR) – Y (Yellow) hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers despite fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Downy Mildew and Leaf Streak are diseases that destroy the maize seeds thereby affecting farmers’ harvest but this […]
The resilience of the livelihoods of African farmers who constitute nearly 65% of the population will inevitably be tested during and after the pandemic. Nevertheless, it is our opined view that technological innovations can contribute to management of the pandemic and to mitigate its negative impacts. In managing the disease, the killer blow to COVID-19 […]
[ad_1] 24-year old Daniel James, an indigene of Akwa Ibom State and a resident of Akure cheated death after he was attacked with a machete severally on the head by some suspected Fulani herdsmen along Imafo axis of Akure, the capital city of Ondo State on Thursday. Daniel, who survives on the daily returns […]
As a company committed to improving livelihoods in its communities, Nestlé Nigeria has contributed over N700 million (seven hundred million naira) to support the COVID-19 response efforts in Nigeria. This donation includes nutritious food and beverage products worth N450 million to reach more than 600,000 vulnerable people, most impacted by the crisis. The company has […]
Nestlé Nigeria has donated food and beverages worth N50 million (Fifty million naira) to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF). This presentation in Abuja is part of the company’s contribution of over N700 million, comprising product and cash donations, towards the national response efforts led by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Established by […]
Nestlé Nigeria has donated food and beverages worth N5.3 million (Five million, three hundred thousand naira) to support the COVID-19 palliative efforts in the Abaji and Manderigi Communities of the Federal Capital Territory. This donation is part of the company’s contribution of over N700 million, comprising product and cash donations, towards the national response efforts […]
[ad_1] GROW – the Southeast Asian agrifoodtech accelerator by AgFunder – is inviting startups from across the Asia-Pacific region to apply for its new program focused on food security: Singapore Food Bowl. With the initial support of Enterprise Singapore and Dole Packaged Foods, Singapore Food Bowl brings industry and startups together to build more resilient, […]
[ad_1] COMMISSIONER of Police, Delta State, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, did not plan to detonate a bombshell, but facing Saturday Vanguard on the hot seat, last Friday, he did when he disclosed that some royal fathers in the state were accumulating money from Fulani herdsmen and giving them sanctuaries to build camps. In a no-holds-barred interview with […]
[ad_1] Cashew Farmers in Oyo State have charged the Federal Government to take concrete steps towards diversifying the nation’s economy in response to the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic on oil, the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy. The farmers, who operate mainly in the Ogbomoso axis of Oyo State also noted that encouraging massive investment […]
[ad_1] With Nigeria one of 36 countries at the risk of an acute food crisis in Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has scaled up its outreach to 1.2 million people monthly in the northeast region of the country in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. WFP’s national communications officer, Kelechi […]
[ad_1] Anambra State has recorded the second case of coronavirus pandemic and the victim was a returnee from Kano. The man, who hailed from the northern part of the country, was believed to be a dealer on cattle and returned to Anambra State on May 6, 2020, only to start manifesting symptoms of COVID-19. He […]
[ad_1] The Kano State chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Sani Danladi, has revealed that Tuta absoluta, one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops, has resurfaced in the state, destroying farms. Mr Danladi disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES in an interview on Thursday. Tuta absoluta is a species of moth […]