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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed its commitment to providing technical and financial assistance to Nigeria’s small-holder farmers. READ MORE: Stakeholders seek better management of abattoirs to ensure food safety USAID’s Mission Director in Nigeria, Mr. Michael Harvey, made this known on the sidelines the inauguration of a new agricultural private […]
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba says the Industrial Fishing Projects established by Concept Amadeus/Greek Technical Partners would help to douse youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region. Agba described the project as consistent with the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of […]
Following growing concerns about the illegal use of dangerous chemicals for the preservation of fish,the federal government has expressed its determination to fight the scourge to a standstill to forestall health problems that may arise from what it describes as an unwholesome act. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Alhaji Mohammed Nanono,gave this assurance while […]
Despite the hue and cry that greeted the closure Nigeria’s land borderCoordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers’ Exhibition, Mr Dele Toyin,says the border closure will enhance productivity and profit optimisation among poultry farmers. Toyin described the closure as the opportunity the farmers had been looking for, as it restricted the importation of poultry products,granting […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for states across Nigeria to embrace and promote agriculture, saying there is it is the only viable path to tread for economic progress and development. Obasanjo, who spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of the School for Children with Special Needs, a project of the Catholic Diocese in […]
A group of armed herdsmen injured an officer during an attack on a police convoy in Kirikassamma local government area of Jigawa State. The police were sent in after the residents reported that some herdsmen had invaded their communities and were ravaging farms and stealing crops in the area. Residents who spoke with Premium Times […]
The Country Director of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) , Suffyan Koroma, has warned that about six million Nigerians may face acute food insecurity in 2020 if nothing is done about the current rising population of Nigerians facing food insecurity. Koroma says Nigeria currently harbours about 4.02 million people confronted with acute food security – […]
Agriculture experts have called for collaboration among the government, research institutes, farmers and processors in order to reap the economic benefits in the agric Industry. They acknowledged the importance of creating sustainable agriculture systems that would encourage improved yield while speaking at the International Conference and Expo on Research and Innovations in Agriculture 2019 in […]
Six directors of the Dangote Flour Mills PLC have resigned from the board of the company, paving way for a recomposition and appointment of four new members. A regulatory filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday dated November 4 announced that the Chairman of the Board and non-Executive director, Asue Ighodalo, resigned with five […]
Mr Femi Oke, Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos chapter, on Monday commended the Federal Government for the continuous closure of land borders. Oke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that the closure had motivated farmers to carry out more production to meet the increasing demands, describing it as […]
Tanzania plays host to a critical continental convention on food safety that opened today in Arusha, Tanzania – the 1st Aflasafe for Africa Conference, fighting aflatoxin in food with the theme Business meets research, for safer food in Africa. This is Aflasafe dyed blue with food colour to avoid confusion with sorghum to eat. The […]
The National Gender Policy will improve food security reduce poverty and sustain the livelihoods of men and women who rely on agricultural value chains for common good, says Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. Nanono disclosed this during the launch of the policy document in Abuja, stating that the event was targeted […]
Consumers of rice have been assured that the price of the staple would soon fall in Nigerian markets owing to the bumper harvest recorded by farmers this farming season. Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production in the country, made this known on Monday during an interaction with rice […]
Hon. Mustapha Shehuri, Minister of State for agriculture commended the Federal Government on its border closure policy,saying it has increased local rice production and created more jobs. Shehuri disclosed this at the weekend during his visit to the Livestock House of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Kaduna State.He, however, assured farmers […]
Pork is a universal meat, and its consumption is on the increase despite religious perceptions about the animal. It, therefore, presents an opportunity to business-minded individuals. The risk is minimal compared with poultry and crop production. Why investing in piggery? The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), an agency of the United Nations (UN), had estimated […]