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Farmlands in Sokoto are presently been rocked by the impact of the hot weather as fruit dealers in the state are incurring colossal losses as in their farming business activities. Categorically, the disturbing heat has been having an adverse effect on agricultural produces such as; pawpaw, pineapple, orange, mango and watermelon etc. A fruit trader […]
Following the early rains in the state, Bauchi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Yakubu Kirfi has sounded a warning note to farmers plying their trade in the state to avoid rushing into the activities of planting seedlings. This warning was given by the Commissioner during an interview in Bauchi, where he talked about the looming […]
Tomato farms have been reported to be under serious threat in Jigawa State as a strange devastating disease which is currently diminishing the life span of tomatoes is raising fears and results into increase in cost of the agricultural produce. It is however, saddening to farmers that are involved in the agricultural activities of tomato […]
By Ogunfuyi Ayomikun Peter Michel Deelen is the head of office of the Netherlands Embassy in Lagos. He came to Nigeria in August, 2014. Before coming to Nigeria, he worked in Libya after spending five years in the Hague in the energy department. Michel is a lawyer by training and generalist diplomat. His strong desire […]
Producers of “Indomie Noodles”, Dufil Prima Foods Plc have reportedly ventured into a journey across 14 communities in Ovia North-East L.G.A (Local government area) of Edo state, as the move is geared towards financially compensating a total of 1,628 farmers within these communities. Madhukar Khetan who is the Chief Operating Officer of the firm confirmed […]
With scientific and technological innovations dictating the order of the day around the universe, a country like Nigeria who have been upholding the mantle as “giants of Africa” is presently witnessing a bloom in the midst of 21st century technology as a Damaturu-based agro-allied organisation has reportedly utilised local technology to invent a method for […]
Reports emanating from reliable sources in the middle belt region of Nigeria have it that agro stakeholders and yam farmers in Benue State presently have their farmlands fully prepared as they await the rainy season to kick-start cultivation of their yam seedlings. The information was confirmed in Makurdi as a host of farmers revealed to […]
The supreme international governing body’s, UN (United Nations) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has expressed in optimism their plan to upscale food security in the North-east through their partnership with Yobe State government. Sufiyan Koroma, who is the organisation’s representative in Nigeria, confirmed this information during a courtesy visit to the resident of the State […]
With the present state of agriculture in need of critical elevation in Nigeria, the World Bank has thought it wise to come up with a sensitisation programme in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture to enlighten small and medium scale farmers on the adaptation of modern trends of cultivation applied to upscale agricultural […]
With the the usage of Substandard seeds and adulterated inputs in the country’s agricultural sector becoming rampant, Nigeria’s food security has been projected by agro-scientists who are presently predicting looming dangers ahead as regards the health threatening inputs in the cultivation of food crops in the country. Factual researches have come up with evidence over […]
Reliable sources can reveal the recent lamentations coming from the Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN) concerning the difficulties faced by members of the association as regards expected payments for the seeds sold to the Federal Government. While complaining about the uncurbed indebtedness of the government to their members, SEEDAN maintain that the seed sector […]
With the agro sector of Nigeria gradually shaping itself on course for a significant revolution, patronage of a particular agricultural produce popularly known as ‘tigernuts’ which is presently gaining grounds as a new money-spinner for agro entrepreneur in the country. The highly consumed agricultural produce is identified with different names according to ethnicity and tribal […]
With the recently deliberated plan to place a ban on the importation of tomato paste in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged by the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Niger, on Saturday to come up with the right structures before banning importation of tomato paste into the country. The […]
Kogi state is on the cusp of experiencing boom in its agricultural sector, as it has been announced that the World Bank assisted Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood improvement Support (APPEALS) Project has made provision for a $200 million grant to assist about 10,000 farmers and agriculturists across 50,000 households residing within the state. […]
Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, confirmed on Tuesday the latest development in the institute as they just released 17 new improved crop varieties that are climate resilient. He revealed the good news at the recently commissioned Balarabe Tanimu Conference Hall, IAR, Zaria, Kaduna during the 2019 Annual Research Review and […]