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As Nigeria looks towards diversifying its economy away from oil and focus more on other areas where it has comparative advantage, agriculture which had at one point in the history of the country been the money spinner has taken the front seat. The government has in recent years put in various policies to encourage investments […]
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Kolawole Salako, has revealed that the university has been translating theories into practical agricultural businesses to effectively realise its mandate of training the highest level of manpower for the all-important agricultural sector. The need to establish a town and gown relationship and correct […]
By Babajide Komolafe & Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that its Anchor Borrowers Programme has added two million metric tons to rice supply in the country while also creating 500,000 jobs. Meanwhile the apex bank has dismissed reports that the country imports up to 400,000 metric tons of rice, stressing that […]
Adepoju Dr Adeshola Adepoju, Director-General of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), in this interview, speaks with FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy Desk, on environment-friendly agricultural practices, ways to stem unbridled charcoal production, and sustainable techniques of intercropping arable crops with economic trees. Contributions to sustainable and environment-friendly agriculture?Let me start by saying that issues are […]
Photographer: Jose Cendon/Bloomberg • To create 550,000 jobs • To increase revenue by N4.353 trillion • To increase output from 230,000 to 714,000mt The Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN) has again reiterated its 10-year agenda for the cocoa industry along the value chains. The agenda includes institutionalisation of cocoa economy finance products and services; maintaining […]
Cote d’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) Youth Agripreneur (IYA) model as part of efforts to revamp its agriculture and address its growing youth unemployment, IITA has said. The 10-man delegation understudying the IYA model was led by Karitia Caulibaly, Deputy […]
For Dr Kabiru Abiso, October 2018 will remain indelible in his memory as that was when his over N50 million investment in rice production, on which he was already counting the millions he would reap as profit, was destroyed within the twinkle of an eye. The about 750 hectares of rice farm in Taraba State […]
ADVERTISEMENT Onions do well in well-drained fertile soils rich in humus with pH ranging from 5.8 to 6.5. Onions can be grown by direct seeding, which requires intensive management or a farmer can first establish a nursery bed. It is always wise to do a soil test before planting to know the status of nutrients […]
A poultry farmer in Minna, Niger State, Mr. Mathew Nuhu, has said rearing quail birds is one of the most profitable aspects of poultry farming. Mr. Nuhu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that rearing the birds was profitable because of the nutritional value of quail meat and eggs. He said, “Quails […]
Small-holder women farmers have appealed to federal and state governments to formulate policies that guarantee them to access and rights to land ownership. The women, under the aegis of Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), lamented that tradition in some rural communities often limits women access to productive land. “There is still a […]
Farm and agribusiness specialists taking part in the ongoing 11th biennial congress of the Africa Farm Management Association (AFMA) have described Africa as an agrarian continent which has its future in agriculture. The event, with the theme: “Revitalisation of African Economy Through Sustainable Agricultural Development”, hosted by the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, began in […]
Baba-Ari The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) will begin the agricultural commodity exchange in the next two months, as revealed by Mrs Zaheera Baba-Ari, its Managing Director. A commodity market is a market that trades in primary economic sector rather than manufactured products. Farmers can sell their farm products immediately or exchange them for a certificate […]
by Guo Jun, Olatunji Saliu ABUJA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — Bilateral relations between China and Nigeria have reached a new height in recent years through cooperation in multiple areas since the two countries established diplomatic ties more than four decades ago. Relations between the two countries are growing now at “a very satisfactory win-win level,” […]
Abuja – Mr Realwan Okpanachi, a legal practitioner and political analyst, says President Muhammadu Buhari will defeat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential elections. President M Buhari and Atiku Okpanachi said Buhari will win his traditional strongholds, the North East and North West with a landslide […]
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has secured enough wheat for the festive season and has started moving the cereal into the country from neighbouring Mozambique. GMAZ recently acquired 30 000 tonnes of wheat from international markets and the first consignment arrived at Forbes Border Post from Beira over the weekend. The association’s chairman […]