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Palm oil as an agricultural produce is supposed to be a resource that could sky rocket the development of national economies, due to its high nutritional value to mankind. Nigeria happens to be one of those nations you can find around the globe with blessed with palm products in abundance, yet this sector can be […]
In an attempt to upscale agricultural activities in the country, Nigeria’s Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo has divulged that fertiliser blending programme in collaboration with Northern African counterpart, Morocco has opened doors to the establishment of 11 blending plants with a capacity of 2.1million and a price drop from N13,000 per 50kg bag to N5,500. He recently […]
How Nigerians Neglect Local Wheat Production: Although, the Federal Government of Nigeria on several occasions made efforts towards enhancing productivity in the wheat industry of the agricultural sector by subsidising the country’s excessive dependence on importation, it has been projected to take a number of years to achieve an encouraging reduction in the gigantic demand […]
The Edo State Government said it was targeting 17,000 tonnes of rice and 11,000 tonnes of maize by the end of harvest time this farming season. Newsbeats gathered that crops would be harvested from 6,600 hectares of arable land scattered in the three senatorial districts of the state. Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on […]
Some commercial farmers in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to assist farmers with credit facilities to enable farmers to boost food production in the country. The farmers, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, said adequate credit facilities would assist government to achieve […]
In the midst of a massive decline being experienced in the country, the agricultural sector can be vividly seen as one sector that continues to face the unfavourable impact of the capsizing economy, judging by the unpredictable price hike of agro produce which in turn affects the people’s standard of living. This however, prompts us […]
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has encouraged the farming of snails and mushrooms in the country as he expressed in confidence that Nigeria will soon be self reliant in productivity of these less concentrated areas of agriculture. The Science and Technology Minister made this notion known when he performed the foundation laying […]
A five day training workshop organised by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) meant for poultry farmers and live bird market investors recently took place in Vom, Plateau state. The educative workshop which welcomed poultry/live-bird operators was a professional training channeled towards the direction of tackling the menace of the infectious dreaded bird flu disease […]
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abuja Council has declared its stance by stating that it will welcome the opportunity to partner the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in awareness by enlightening the general public on its plans towards ensuring the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Patrick Osadebamwen, who is the Vive Chairman of […]
Reports from reliable sources can confirm that a University of Ibadan student, Mojisola Karigidi, who is also the founder of Moepelorse Bio Resources, has successfully come up with a bio-pesticide for preserving beans, pulses and other grains. Explaining the reason why she carried out this pet research product, Karigidi said “weevils that attack beans and […]
News feeds emanating from the South western region of Nigeria have it the region is currently experiencing shortage of labourers , which they fear could result into poor harvest. The information came to public notice about the latest development that in the next four to five months, prices of food items would increase stupendously across […]
Reports from reliable sources have it that livelihood for households affected by insurgency in two local government areas of Borno have been revived as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched the first in a series of fish farming clusters in the state. The aim of the FAO’s Aquaculture programme in […]
With the ushering in of Chorkor oven and kiln by the Foundation for Partnership in the Niger Delta (PIND) there seems to be an ambience of positivity in terms of fish business in the South south zone of Nigeria as it is proving to be a source of economic empowerment for the people. PIND representative […]
In the recent heat of Agriculture within the country, Jigawa state has been graced as an eight-man team of foreign investors from one of Asia’s technology, South Korea visited the northern state with a view to invest in the production of rice. This present development in the agro sector was taken up as a result […]
Beans farming can be very lucrative especially if you know the tricks. Nigerians have a special love for beans (cowpea) because it provides the much needed protein for people. The relatively cheap price and the unique taste is one of the reasons Nigerians fall in love for this food crop. Go to cities, towns and […]