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Policymakers comprising commissioners of agriculture, permanent secretaries and program managers of Agricultural Development Programs (ADPs) have lauded efforts of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on digital agriculture. At the meeting tagged: ‘Presentation Of Digital Tools: Disruptive Innovations In Cassava and Maize Farming systems,’ the Commissioners for Agriculture in Ondo and Ekiti States, Messrs […]
The Edo State Government has sealed a deal with the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) for the expansion of the Edo Agripreneur Programme to cover other crops aside grains. The programme is currently operating under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) and covers only the cultivation of […]
Many communities in Lafiagi ward III in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State are noted for massive cassava production. They include Zambufu, Gale, Masha, Guye, Gbugbu and many others. Farmers in these communities have no other major crop than cassava, which they have been farming for decades. The dusty road from Zambufu, the headquarters […]
Following the approval for commercialisation of Bt cowpea by the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties last week, Nigeria is expected to reap N48 billion annually. The new variety of beans, SAMPEA 20-T, was developed by scientists at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, in collaboration with various partners, under […]
A few days ago, the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in Abuja conducted farmers and key stakeholders round their Bt cotton field to assess the potentiality of the crop. The agency said that so far, 75 field days had been conducted in different locations, exposing 10,000 farmers to the crop. The new Bt cotton varieties (Mahyco […]
A professor at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Ilorin, Joshua Olaoye, has built a rice harvester to enhance rice production in Nigeria. Mr Olaoye who disclosed this in his paper at the 187th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ilorin on Thursday said this was done to ensure large-scale food production […]
Boko Haram jihadists gunned down 19 cattle herders Saturday in Nigeria, civilian militia sources and residents told AFP on Sunday. Ethnic Fulani herders, besieged by a spate of armed attacks targeting their cattle, pursued Boko Haram, sparking a fierce gunfight outside Fuhe village, near Ngala close to the border with Cameroon. READ MORE: Food security: LASG […]
The U.S. government said on Friday China would buy an additional $32 billion in U.S. farm goods over the next two years as part of an initial trade deal. China gave no firm commitment on an amount of U.S. goods, but said it may buy more wheat, rice and corn — goods it has not […]
Aflatoxin is the shadowy companion that walks alongside every African. Young or old, rich or poor, we are all at risk from its deathly touch. And across the continent – though they might hear different lullabies and even eat different foods – our children are intimately acquainted with aflatoxin from earliest infancy. Aflatoxin is incredibly […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Malam Sabo Nanono said the Bank of Agriculture(BOA) was still in distress because no concrete effort was made to recapitalise it in spite of pronouncements in the past. Nanono disclosed this while speaking the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja. He said it was disheartening to note that […]
Lawal who disclosed this when he met members of the Sheep and Goat Farmers Association, on the reported outbreak of Charcoal Anthrax in sheep and cattle in the Republic of Niger further urged them to report any unexplained sudden deaths in livestock to the Ministry of Agriculture. According to him, the reports would help the […]
The United Nations General Assembly has declared year 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This is aimed at raising global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment …. The post Nigeria, other African countries lose $200b to plant pests, diseases yearly appeared first on […]
The Federal Government, through the Department of Agricultural Extension, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained 50 people, comprising 40 small scale farmers and 10 Agricultural Extension … The post Federal government trains 50 people on noiler birds breeding in Abia appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is overreaching its mandate by administering loans directly to farmers through the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), a senator has said. The situation is made worse by the failure of the CBN to play its constitutional role of recapitalising the bank of agriculture which is now virtually in distress, Abdullahi […]
The Federal Government is losing its investment at the multibillion naira Azare-Jere (Gurara) irrigation project. The 6,000-hectare project appears to be going down and government’s attempt to concession 1,000 hectares for commercial farming has not fully taken off. The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission has listed the project for public-private-partnership opportunities for the 2016/2017 season. The […]