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The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said that access to finance was one of the most critical factor to the growth of the agriculture sector Nigeria. Fayemi said this at the opening of the two-day Agra Innovate West Africa Exhibition and Conference at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. “Of all the factors […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Monday, linked low irrigation practice as one of the setbacks to agricultural production in Nigeria, putting it at only two per cent. Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ogbeh, who said this on the sidelines of the 2nd National Borehole Masters Drillers’ Conference in Abuja, […]
Tayo Adewunmi, the National Project Coordinator of Fadama III, Additional Financing (AF), has appealed to Adamawa government to pay its outstanding counterpart contribution to the Fadama projects in the state or risk losing the support of the world bank. Adewumi expressed disappointment that till date, the state government had not paid the counterpart fund. “The […]
The Primary Industry and Regions SA (PIRSA) crop and pasture report for spring has been released and the results are saddening for our local farmers. After a year filled with drought like conditions and with some areas thriving, the health of crops and pastures across the state is a varied result. The 2018-19 harvest has […]
Empowering, Novel, Agri-Business Led, Employment, Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (ENABLE TAAT) has recently developed an Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) species to tackle malnutrition and reduce diabetes in Africa. Murtalab Adedamola, the ENABLE TAAT Field Trainer of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), made this known in an interview with News Agency of […]
The Fresh and Young Brains Development Initiative (FBIN), an NGO, has appealed to the Federal Government to increase its funding on agriculture, especially for women and youth farmers to increase their yields.The Founder of the initiative, Mrs Nkiruka Nnaemego, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Yfarm National Colloquium […]
The Network of Journalists for Responsible Fisheries in Africa (REJOPRA), has elected new executive members to run the affairs of the body for the next three years. The election of the new executive held last week during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of REJOPRA which held in Banjul, The Gambia. South-African-based Nigerian journalist, Emeka Umejei […]
The United People’s Party (UPP) endorsed President Mohammadu Buhari for a second term in office to allow him complete several ongoing projects abandoned in the 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The National Chairman of the party, Chief Chekwas Okorie, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Broilers Chicken production is a serious business in Nigeria and all over the world. More people are becoming conscious of the need to consume lean rather than red meat for health reasons, and it is projected that the consumption will increase as the world population moves upward. The annual consumption of chickens in Nigeria is […]
[FIL PHOTO] Community Meeting : FADAMA III AF II distribution of farm inputs The Federal Government, through the Fadama Additional Financing (AF) II, has commenced a review of the food security and livelihood support project activities of the six north-east states of Nigeria ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency. The Federal Government had, in 2016, […]
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday said that access to finance was one of the most critical factor to the growth of the agriculture sector Nigeria. Fayemi said this at the opening of the two-day Agra Innovate West Africa Exhibition and Conference at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. “Of all […]
Sugar production in the European Union could drop sharply in 2019/2020 as farmers consider slashing plantings and switching to other crops amid depressed prices. European producers are not planting extra beet area and some are turning to other crops offering better returns, Martin Todd, managing director at LMC International, told the International Sugar Organization’s annual […]
Armed bandits that were flushed out after they terrorised villagers in some farming communities in Katsina State are gradually returning to the area, Daily Trust reports. Our correspondent in the area reports that normalcy was restored about five months ago following security measures adopted against the bandits. This made it possible for the villagers to […]
The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) and the New Nigeria Commodity Marketing Company (NNCMC) have entered into partnership to facilitate trading in commercially viable agricultural commodities in the country. The arrangement, our correspondents learnt, might be the beginning of liquidity on the Exchange. Daily Trust reports that NNCMC was primarily established to improve the sale of […]
Farmers under the auspices of Coffee/Tea Association of Nigeria have cried out to the federal government to tackle the many challenges confronting the tea and coffee subsector in the country. Speaking with Daily Trust in Nguroje, in Sarduana area of Taraba State recently, the Secretary-General of the association, Dr Usman Hassan, lamented that both the […]