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[ad_1] The Chief convener, Mr Idowu Asenuga, in Lagos, has emphasised the need for West African countries to showcase rich agricultural heritage of their sub-continent and contribute to its Gross Domestics Product (GDP), bring stakeholders from across West Africa together to attract new prospects in agribusiness and make West Africa an investment hub for agricultural […]
[ad_1] THE Delta State Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, has been accused of being economical with the truth in the reported killing of farmers by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Uwheru community, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The CP while speaking to Vanguard on Sunday, had described media reports citing […]
[ad_1] Awka – THE Deputy President General of Ifite Ogwari Community in Ayamelum local government area of Anambra State, Chief Nwaora Ikeoala and the town’s chief security officer, Chief Michael Akamala have been detained at the Anambra State Police headquarters in Awka over the alleged killing of three herdsmen and some cows after the destruction […]
[ad_1] Meat is one of the most used food on our daily plates. I don’t know the extent to which you personally eat meat but you probably eat it at home or from restaurants, and if you are a vegetarian you have a friend who likes meat, don’t you? This story serves to highlight some […]
[ad_1] The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned in strong terms, the killing of eight persons in the Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. While calling on the Nigeria Police to immediately bring the suspected herdsmen who carried out the unprovoked attacks to justice, Senator Omo-Agege […]
[ad_1] Akure- Farmers under the aegis of Cocoa and Plantain Farmers Association of Nigeria (CPFAN) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to charge security agencies in the nation to beef up security on farms with a view to protecting their crops. Rising from a meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, at the weekend, the […]
[ad_1] Farmers may be in for very tough times ahead 2020-planting season. The country does not have enough fertilizer to go round.The development pose serious challenges to farmers and heightens fears of low harvest, as investigations revealed that, currently no company is producing fertilizer in the country. Though several factors have been attributed to […]
[ad_1] • Promises 50% Return On Investment • Targets 30,000 Acres Of Maize Farm A Farmfunding agro firm, H.O CORN has opened a new window of opportunity for potential investors in maize-farming project, with a 50 percent return on investment. Currently, the firm, with its farm located in Ofiki community, Iseyin, Oyo State, is focusing […]
[ad_1] In Katsina State, farmers and dealers in beans have been hit by a continuous drop in price at various markets. The farmers are lamenting that based on the prevailing market price, they are not likely to recover the money they invested in cultivating the commodity. Similarly, dealers and merchants who have been stockpiling […]
[ad_1] Gyang Matthew is one of the farmers who have, in the last four years, grown their farms from one acre to 1.8 hectares of strawberry. He has three hectares, out of which 1.8 is used for strawberry cultivation and 1.2 for growing carrot and lactose. From the 1.8 hectares of his strawberry, Mr Matthew […]
[ad_1] By 2021, the global palm oil market worth is expected to hit 92.84 billion US dollars (N33 trillion), amounting to four times the nation’s budget size of N8 trillion. According to a Zion Market Research’s new report titled, “Palm Oil Market Analysis by Derivative (palm oil, palm kernel oil, palm kernel cake, and […]
[ad_1] Rogue elements among herdsmen are said to be establishing camps in various places in Ekiti State, notably in Government Forest Reserves, where they engage in some kind of military training, according to a report prepared by a committee raised by Ekiti Council of Elders (ECE). “Some of their activities include armed robbery and kidnapping […]
[ad_1] No fewer than eight persons mostly farmers have been allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen dressed in Army uniform in Delta. The killing took place at Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Sunday Tribune gathered that the armed herdsmen attacked the communities repeatedly […]
[ad_1] UWHERU Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have again came under herdsmen attack, leading to death of over eight persons with several others sustaining serious injuries and property, including farms, have been lost. The unprovoked attack, which Sunday Vanguard gathered started Thursday night with attacks on Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and […]
[ad_1] The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State, has reiterated that there are job opportunities for youths and women in multiplication of plantain planting materials and cultivation of mushrooms. Disease-free plantain suckers are in short supply and the demand is on the high side, says the institute, prompting the Federal Government to emphasise […]