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Osun State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), are reportedly expressing their dissatisfaction concerning the unavailability of money in circulation, attributing it as one of the main factors hampering the purchasing power of residents to buy farm produce. Osun Vice President of AFAN, Moses Oladipupo, disclosed this during an interview on Wednesday […]
In its quest to upscale activities in the agricultural sector of Nigeria, National Chairman of Agro Dealers Association (ADA), Alhaji Kabiru Umar-Fara has exposed the plans of the Federal Government who have confirmed to begin payment of the N10.3 billion debt owed Agro-dealers in the country. The massive debt which was accumulated during former President, […]
While delivering a speech at the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, Acting Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Dr Patricia Pessu, talked about some of the solutions to the challenges facing agriculture as an occupation in Nigeria, as he suggested the need to fast-track agro-economic development and […]
Even before her independence, Nigeria has always been known as a nation blessed with numerous natural resources within its confines, especially the admirable presence of flourishing agriculture which is known to have persistently active in paying its dues to the growth of the economy. Thus, while keeping the spectacle on the positives, the need for […]
Chief Operating Officer of Agro Park Development Company, Tunde Oyelade, has divulged that the Lagos and Ogun state based value addition agro-allied company is close to inaugurate an integrated agro-processing industrial park in the next three months (precisely July) of this year. The company confirmed that production plants which are required machinery for efficient processing […]
Prof. Olawole Obembe, who is a professor of Biotechnology at Covenant University expressed his notion about the available opportunities that plant biotechnology has in the offing for both Africa and the world, as it could help suppress the constraints of increasing demands for food, feeds and fibre production, including the need for well-being and healthy […]
With the aim of improving the agricultural sector of the country, recent reports have it that a Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed upon and successfully signed by the Nigerian Agricultural Mechanisation and Equipment Leasing (NAMEL) and Mantrac Nigeria to open up an additional 500,000 hectares of farmland to boost mechanised farming in the country. […]
It is no longer news that Nigeria remains a net importer of fishery products, with a total fish imports amounting to about USD 1.2 billion and exports valued at staggering USD 284 390 million in the year 2013. This has however, prompted Dr Oji Onu Ekumankama, who happens to be a Professor of Agricultural Extension […]
Sources from the Southsouth geopolitical zone of the country can confirm that Over 120 people have received training on ginger and mushroom cultivation and value chains development in Delta State. The programme was mainly organised for youths and women from the three Local Government Areas Ukwani, Ndokwa West, and Udokwa East, which are all part […]
First African Coconut Company (FACC) has publicly confirmed their readiness to host a forum on coconut based business ventures in the country. One of the promoters of the firm, Anthonio John-Bede, affirmed that it has reached the level where intensification for upscaling the value chain economic crop through cultivation and value addition must be rooted […]
In its quest to upscale agricultural activities within its geographical confines, Edo State Government has received a significant boost as it is reportedly been gifted with a partnership opportunity with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on a synergy between the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and the state’s Agripreneur initiative. Joe Okojie, the Special Adviser […]
The Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led administration of Lagos State Government has ensured inhabitants within the state about their plans to make use of the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project to enhance productivity, processing and marketing of agric value chain. This information was revealed by Oluwatoyin Suarau, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
The Rotimi Akeredolu led administration of Ondo state has been receiving showers of praises for their significant contribution to the development of agriculture, which is currently a plus to both human capital and general development of the state. The Campaign Concourse disclosed that agriculture has been a focal point for the present Ondo state leadership, […]
Scientists practising in the agricultural sector have issued a rallying cry to the Federal Government, NGOs (Non Governmental Organisations), and farmers associations to interfere with immediate effect in the control of risky usage of corrosive agro-chemicals (especially herbicides), so as to minimize life threatening cases of water contamination and food poisoning in the country. In […]
Sources in Abuja, the nation’s capital have disclosed that thousands of farmers, researchers and seed processing companies are about to be converged and hosted by the Nigeria Agricultural Seed Council in the continent-wide seed fiesta. With Nigeria being the largest seed supplier in the West Africa sub-region, the council’s aim for hosting the second edition […]