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[ad_1] The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has assured farmers that they will get the best genetics and varieties of seeds in 2020 in order to boost productivity. Dr Philip Ojo, the Director General of NASC, gave the assurance when the newly appointed Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Muazu Abdulkadir, paid him a […]
[ad_1] The Jigawa Chapter of the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria says it has so far registered 1,500 farmers for 2020 dry season farming in the state. Alhaji Yusuf Hassan, the state Chairman of the association disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Hadejia. Hassan said that the association targeted […]
[ad_1] The recovery exercise of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) after the inclusion of cotton production into its agricultural intervention programme of Anchor Borrower, with a view to reviving textile industries in the country is beginning to witness some setbacks, Daily Trust reports. It would be recalled that the CBN, through its Branch Controller, Ali […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has solicited a stronger partnership and collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and the United States of America (USA) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, made the appeal when the USAID delegation, led by the US Ambassador […]
[ad_1] Prof. Hussaini D. Ibrahim, the Director-General of the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) in this interview, speaks on the efforts being made to promote local fabrication and design of equipment for processing raw materials. Excerpt: How is the country fairing in the areas of process equipment design and fabrication locally? Nigeria has […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says eight million farmers will benefit from its 16,000 Geo-Clusters Scheme across the country. Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, the Managing Director of NIRSAL made this known in his presentation at the 61st session of Greeners Hub B2B Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday. NIRSAL has mandate to […]
The pumpkin is popularly known as ugu. It is a native plant of West Africa and is mostly grown and consumed in the southern part of Nigeria. It is increasingly becoming more popular among other Nigerians who have known that the vegetable is full of essential nutrients. Common names for the plant include fluted gourd, […]
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Finance and Economy, Sarah Alade, has demanded N500 million from two journalists, Alfred Olufemi and Gidado Yushau, over a report on hemp smoking published on May 19, 2018. The investigative report titled: “Inside Kwara factory where Indian hemp smoking is ‘legalized,” was authored by Mr Olufemi, a […]
Prof. Mansour Moudachirou, the project supervisor of the embattled Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Chima Igwe, has revealed that Igwe has not completed his doctoral programme at the Universite Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic. Moudachirou, in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, said a document he signed for Igwe in 2002 was just […]
[ad_1] Scores of female farmers in Uzere community, Isoko South local government area of Delta State, have been presented with 200 bags of groundnut seedlings ahead of the next planting season in the community by the managing director of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh. The DESOPADEC boss also […]
[ad_1] Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Nasarawa State chapter, has urged members to repay the farm inputs loan they received under the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ programme. Alhaji Abbas Ramallan, the state chairman, made the call at the Wet Season Loan Recovery meeting with local government and zonal chairmen of RIFAN in Keffi on […]
[ad_1] Agricultural scientists and researchers have called on farmers, agro-entrepreneurs and investors to take precautions against fire outbreaks on farms or storage facilities to prevent avoidable losses of crops and livestock. Cases of fire outbreaks in forests and on farms around the world have begun since the beginning of 2020, making it imperative for farmers […]
[ad_1] Broiler and egg farmers have called on the government to intervene to alleviate losses associated with the high cost of procuring day-old chicks and feeds as critical inputs in poultry production. Ironically, poultry breeders and hatchery owners have expressed satisfaction over the rising prices of day-old chicks, saying the prices enable them to break […]
[ad_1] In the face of unstable weather condition and dairy products prices, livestock farming could be a bit difficult. To make 2020 a success, Jecinta Mwirig of Daily Nation of Kenya shared some of the things livestock farmers should do to make livestock business profitable. Formulate a business plan If you fail to plan, you […]
[ad_1] Around 1,700 women, youths and People Living With Disability (PLWDs) in Kaduna State have been selected as direct beneficiaries of Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvements Support (APPEALS) Project. They are to receive grants to develop their chosen agric investments. The state coordinator of the programme, Dr Yahaya Aminu, who disclosed this during a […]