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The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) said on Monday that the country could generate about $420 million (about N151 billion) annually from onion cultivation. OPMAN’s Secretary-General, Mr Aliyu Maitasamu, said this at the 2019 General Assembly of Regional Observatory of Onion Sector in West and Central Africa, in Sokoto. According to him, […]
The federal government has declared intention to start quarantine services at Dawanau International Grains market in Kano State with a view to addressing some of the perennial challenges and bottlenecks in the country’s export market. The minister of agriculture and rural development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono who disclosed this in Kano when he visited Gezawa Commodity […]
…we don’t want to be political beekeepers – Farmers No fewer than 75 bee farmers in the FCT have accessed a total of N7.5 million loan from the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to scale up production and boost capacity. A bee expert, Pastor Gideon Dagunduro, who chairs the farmers’ association (Grassroots Beekeepers Association of Nigeria) […]
Several rice farms located by Taraba and Benue rivers in Bali and Gassol local government area of Taraba state have been destroyed by flood. Daily Trust gathered that all rice farms located by river Taraba were destroyed by flood while several other farms also located by river Benue in the state have been destroyed. Most […]
One of the crops considered to yield good returns without requiring big capital is mushroom, but which many farmers ignore. Chief Michael Awunor, president of the National Mushroom Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, told Daily Trust on Sunday that the plant has “the highest return on investment.” READ MORE: 50 Small Agricultural Business […]
Sixty years ago, Western Nigeria survived solely on agriculture. The building called Cocoa House in Ibadan was built from the proceeds of agriculture. The original name of the building was House of Farmers, before they turned it to Cocoa House. When you look down from the tenth floor of the building, you see a car […]
At a recent stakeholders’ gathering aimed at seeking solutions and finding ways to innovate the agricultural sector, Dr Kanayo Nwanze, former president, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said that Nigeria transformation cannot be made possible through foreign investment and partnership but, rather, it is what the citizens must do by themselves. Dr Nwanze was […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved participation of 12,000 members of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Niger chapter to benefit in the 2019 Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). Alhaji Idris Abini, chairman RIFAN in the state, on Saturday disclosed this in Minna in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). READ […]
FDI Can’t Transform Nigerian Economy, It’s Agric – Dr. Nwanze “DEVELOPMENT is not something that somebody introduces to a country. Development is not something that somebody does for you. Development is something that you do for yourself, so we should not expect Nigeria’s transformation from foreign investments. We must do it ourselves.” Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, […]
Nigeria records about 40% post-harvest losses in tomato production annually, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has said. According to Daily Trust, Chairman Governing Board of RMRDC, Abdullahi Tambuwal stated this at the presentation of tomato seeds to vegetable farmers in Sokoto. He also noted: “While the annual production of tomato in the country […]
An oil palm farmer in Edo State, Robinson Imade, has called on the federal and state governments to remove tax duty from farm implements to encourage farmers in the country. Imade , who appealed Benin, the Edo State capital, in an interview with our correspondent, also appealed for tax holidays, as well as fertilizers at […]
The World Food Prize Foundation and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs. The World Hunger Fighters Foundation will award annual Borlaug-Adesina Fellowships to young Africans to develop new technologies, champion public policy, and develop viable businesses in the field of agriculture. […]
Nigeria has succeeded in preventing the entry of invasive plant pests and other emerging pests, an official ha said. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, said this at the ongoing 31st Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organisation (TC-RPPOs). The Technical Consultation is the first to be held in Africa and is […]
Chinwendu Obienyi Nigeria can only attain self sufficiency in food, especially rice production, if the right policies and investments are made in the right quarters. This was the view of KPMG Nigeria at the launch of its annual Agribusiness report titled “Rice Industry Review,” in Lagos recently. Speaking with newsmen, Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG Nigeria, […]