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President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to look towards agriculture as he aims to rebound the Nigerian economy, which has largely been affected by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: Goat Farming, A Goldmine Waiting To Be Tapped Shuiab Mubarak, an agricultural investor, said, “The coronavirus outbreak has made farming and other agro sectors […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has been instructed by the Federal Government to fully resume certification of produce and agro-allied products for export as part of the strategy to open up the economy for a speedy recovery from the sleeping mode caused by COVID-19 lockdown. The directive was issued on Friday, according to […]
[ad_1] • COVID-19 taskforce says FUNAAB essential for food chains • NASU kicks, insists varsity must take responsibility • We have made hand sanitisers, 4,000 face masks, others, says DVC The management of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has defended its call for staff resumption in the face of a protest against the move […]
[ad_1] In order to ensure that Nigerians have access to food at this time of interstate lockdown and partial ease of lockdown in some states of the federation, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed all states to inaugurate a Joint Technical Task Team on Emergency Response to COVID-19 on the movement […]
[ad_1] Beekeeping is a business opportunity with social, economic, and ecological benefits that requires minimal time, labour, and resource. For its immense relevance to human health and growth, rearing of bees and production of honey has become thriving business both in Nigeria and abroad. Apiculture, the study and keeping of bees, in some […]
[ad_1] Aviation Unions, Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Association of Aircraft Pilot and Engineers (NAAPE) have written to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirka to appealled to President Muhammadu Buhari to jettison the recommendations of Stephen Oronsaye panel which advised the merger of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), […]
[ad_1] The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Thursday reminded states and security operatives that farmers are essential workers and should be allowed to access their farms in order to guarantee food security. Speaking during the PTF COVID-19 briefing, Mustapha said; […]
[ad_1] For the third episode of our new What The Fork? Digitalks by AgFunder series, AgFunder was joined by S2G Ventures, the world’s most active foodtech and agtech venture capital investor, to exclusively discuss new research conducted by the firm. S2G recently published a report looking at how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting the global […]
[ad_1] Even before a global pandemic led to sweeping shelter-in-place orders, the idea of growing food at home was rather en vogue. As far back as 2017, reports showed that one in three Americans were growing some of the food they ate at home. Now, as the pandemic pinpoints weaknesses in the food supply chain […]
[ad_1] The National Agricultural Seeds Council, NASC, has said that about 81,000 metric tons of certified seeds of rice, maize, sorghum, soyabean, cowpea, millet, groundnut, wheat, sesame and potato are ready for deployment and purchase by farmers across the country. The Director General, of NASC, Dr Phillip Ojo stated this in a zoom – virtual […]
[ad_1] The Rice Farmer Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says the appointment of professor Ibrahim Gambari is laudable and will help drive the nation’s food security target. The national president of the association Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, in a statement issued in Abuja, thursday, expressed hope that the new Chief of Staff to the President will bring […]
With 90% of sub-Saharan Africa’s food currently produced by smallholder farmers on plots typically under two hectares, the continent’s traditional farmers are a vital element of food security. Since the continent also has over 60% of the worlds potential arable land, how Africa’s farmers are supported to mechanise and industrialise is not only critical to […]
[ad_1] The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of $1.2 billion to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting anchored from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, […]
[ad_1] The new National Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 is a game-changer for the nation’s agricultural sector and a powerful weapon for the farmers. It is a robust legal framework for fertiliser quality control in the country and there is need for proper implementation of the law to bring sanity into the industry marred […]
[ad_1] The temporary shutdown of markets in Katsnia State as part of the strategies to contain the community spread of COVID – 19 is affecting the economy of rural dwellers, who are mostly farmers in the affected areas. The affected markets include those in Mai’aduwa, Charanchi, Dankama, Bakori, Sheme and Dandume, that have buyers from […]