Browsing author
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, yesterday listed various steps that the ministry under his supervision is taking to enhance agricultural productivity across the country, in order to deliver greater value for the nation’s teeming populace. Receiving the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of Media Trust Limited, Malam Mannir Dan-Ali who led a delegation […]
In a move to promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a €40 million deal. The deal, which will kick off in 2020, is a five-year programme with focus on developing sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and […]
Malay Apple (Part 1) It is majorly in three colours – red, green and cream with many varieties of each type. In Nigeria, the commonest type is the red colour, the green is scanty, while the cream colour may not be readily available now. It has a sweet sour taste. It also comes in three […]
– From 175 companies in 1980 to 25 in 2019 – FG wades in with N100b interventions – Security outfits to source uniforms from local coy – Interventions can create massive jobs-Experts Major players in the Cotton, Textiles and Garments (CTG) industry in Nigeria have frowned at what they call the continued decrease in the […]
The Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) has said that the country’s annual fish production capacity of N1.1 million metric tonnes is ‘abysmal.’ Dr Agbabiaka Adegoke, National President of the society, stated this in Abakaliki during the 34th Annual Conference of the society. The theme of the conference is ‘’Fisheries and Aquaculture: A catalyst for Nigeria’s […]
Vuong Dinh Hue, the Vietnamese deputy prime minister, has requested that his country be allowed to increase rice imports into Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress, the diplomat said his country would like to increase trade cooperation with Nigeria. Soha, a Vietnamese news platform, quoted […]
Agrarian communities of Engenni, Ahoada, Joinkrama, Ndoni, Omoku, Egi, Etche, Obite, Egbeda, Oyigbo, Okarki, Mbiama, Ukwuizi and a host of others are counting their losses as a result of perennial flooding in the areas. Some of the affected communities are said to have started early harvest of farm crops as a result of rampaging flooding. […]
A Plant Virologist, Prof. Lava Kumar said on Tuesday that some viruses such as cassava mosaic, maize streak and cassava brown streak have been established to constitute major threats to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kumar, the Head, Germplasm Health Unit and Virologist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, said this at the national […]
Malay apple is presumed to be a native of Malaysia in southeast Asia. It is commonly cultivated from Java to the Philippines and Vietnam. It is called Malay apple in Malaysia, Jamaican apple in Jamaica and Bell apple in Nigeria. Today, the Malay apple is cultivated in other parts of central America, including Belize, El […]
Across parts of Australia, vast areas of native vegetation have been cleared and replaced by our cities, farms and infrastructure. When native vegetation is removed, the habitat and resources that it provides for native wildlife are invariably lost. Our environmental laws and most conservation efforts tend to focus on what this loss means for species that are threatened […]
About two months ago, the Nigerian government announced the closure of the country’s land borders to all goods. According to the country’s Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Hameed Ali, this was done to stem the influx of smuggled goods, especially rice and tomatoes, into the country. The border closure is an economic aberration as most […]
South Africa’s approach to managing its fishing industry is supposed to include all interested parties. Fishers and government should work together to make decisions. But this has proven to be easier said than done. The country adopted the ecosystem approach to fisheries management at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. This approach aims […]
Nigeria recently partially closed its border with Benin in an effort to stem the smuggling of rice. It then went on to close its land borders to the movement of all goods from Benin, Niger and Cameroon, effectively banning trade flows with its neighbours. Border closures are not new in Africa. But Nigeria’s actions raise important concerns […]
Officials of the Nigerian Customs Service Tuesday impounded 33 containers bearing expired rice imported from Thailand and China at the Tincan Island port, Apapa, Lagos. Other items seized by the agency include 11 containers of unregistered pharmaceutical products, two containers of used tyres, one container of used clothing. and four containers of refined vegetable oil […]
The federal government on Saturday inaugurated a mini milk collection centre in Tassa Village in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, said that the centre would alleviate the plight of milk sellers and improve their business. Mr Nanono said that the government would […]