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Kaduna state is gradually becoming a hub for tomato paste production as Mira Mehta, an expatriate tomato farmer is about to hit the market with her tomato paste brand in the coming months, with boastful figures of 500 hectares around Kangimi Dam in Kaduna State. Though the inititial plans of establishing the tomato paste brand […]
The National Horticultural research Institute (NIHORT) has trained 120 farmers in Delta State in mushroom production and ginger processing for commercial purposes. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NIHORT, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, said his organisation had identified mushroom and ginger as highly medicinal and rich in protein, vitamins and other minerals, capable of tackling […]
Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Jigawa , Alhaji Yakubu Dole-Zugo has sent an outcry over the recent invasion of over 1,000 hectares of irrigation fields in Guri Local Government Area of the state. Guri expressed his dissatisfaction about the fact that stubborn weed had created a blockade in the irrigation channels […]
With the menace of kidnapping becoming a rampant criminal activity in our present society, the profitable occupation of farming has been projected to slow down particularly in Taraba state where an alarming rate of the criminal activity experienced. As of late, reliable sources in Taraba have disclosed that the farmers residing in the rural communities […]
Good news in the Nigerian agricultural sector as it has been announced that about 10,000 small scale farmers in Kaduna State are coming close to become beneficiaries of the World Bank Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS) in Africa. Yahya Aminu who is the State Coordinator of the project exposed this during […]
In its quest to promote the nation’s agricultural dream, Tractor Owners and Hiring Facilities Association of Nigeria (TOHFAN) disclosed that the country is in dere need of mechanisation requirements to boost food sufficiency. National Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Danladi Garba said in an interview that the country needs between 70,000 and 100,000 functional tractors […]
Africa’s leading business tycoon, Aliko Dangote has dispersed 20,000 plastic crates (baskets) through his Tomato Processing Company to farmers in Kadawa, Kano state who are specifically into the cultivation of the agricultural produce. Dangote’s Tomato processing company performed this C.S.R (Corporate Social Responsibility) function to tomato farmers was part of the efforts to marginalize poor […]
In the midst of critical economic instability presently been experienced in the nation, Federal Government of Nigeria has reportedly stamped its presence in the labour market by creating employment opportunities for graduates in the flourishing field of agriculture as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh confirmed that 130, 000 graduates have […]
By Jim Rex-Lawson Moses The Cambridge dictionary defines well-being as the state of feeling healthy, and happy. Dictionary. Com, defines well-being as a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness and prosperity. From these two definitions, Nigeria’s well-being can be said to be the summation of the welfare of her […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has “let the cat let the cat out of the bag” as he revealed the Federal Government’s plan in conjunction with the Government of the Netherlands towards improving seeds/seedlings to upscale food production in the country. These plans were disclosed by the minister during a […]
The current cries for immediate financial and mechanical intervention from Nigeria’s agricultural sect has received some sort of relief as Access Bank Plc recently wood Nigerians and corporate organisations to leverage the bank’s financial support and solutions to grow their agricultural businesses in the country. While engaging participants present at the Agro-Food Nigeria exhibition in […]
Recent reports have it that Africa is on the cusp of witnessing a blossoming revolution in the agricultural sector as recent reports have it that Farmcrowdy Group (FCG) has launched a new subsidiary, Farmgate Africa, which is a technology-driven agro-trading market place for agriculture commodities in the continent aimed at bridging gaps between rural farmers […]
In the quest to lure women and youths towards putting in more participation in the occupation of Agriculture, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), in collaboration with the House Committee on Agricultural Production and Services have trained youths and women on agricultural value-chain. During the […]
Technological advancements have been changing the way that farmers run their operations over the past decade. The systems that are used are becoming more streamlined and productivity increased. South Africa’s agricultural sector is dominated by large commercial farms that are able to financially access many of the latest agricultural technologies. There are also new innovations […]
Over the years, citizens of Nigeria have been fazed with several economic hardships, of which some are as a result of certain factors responsible for the neglect of the once blossoming agric sector, which was evident during the 1st Republic governed by regions with healthy competitions. However, some of these challenges are as a result […]