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ABUJA – Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has faulted claims by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government that it has succeeded in reducing the importation of rice by as much as 90 per cent. President M Buhari and Atiku The former Vice President said information in […]
This is harvest season in the rich farmlands of the eastern Dakotas, the time of year Kevin Karel checks his computer first thing in the morning to see how many of his soybeans Chinese companies have purchased while he was sleeping. Farmers here in Cass County have prospered over the past two decades by growing […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria says the volume of rice importation into Nigeria (in metric tonnes) has declined drastically in 2018, judging by figures obtained from various official sources.Isaac Okorafor, Director, Corporate Communications at the CBN, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.Okorafor said figures obtained from India and Thailand, dominant rice […]
The farmers, under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria, said that they would subject every candidate’s agenda to a thorough screening to determine their commitment to boosting the sector. Nasarawa farmers have said that their support for candidates seeking elective positions in 2019 will be determined by their programmes for […]
The Federal Government has dismissed reports by the United States Department of Agriculture World Market and Trade indicating an increase in the importation of rice into the country and decline in local production in 2018.The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dismissed the report when he addressed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The […]
Says Atiku Media organisation goofed by believing report Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday said there was no truth in the United States Department of Agriculture’s World Markets and Trade Report that claimed that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018, which is 400,000 metric tonnes more than the quantity […]
The country’s rice self-sufficiency level declined to 93.44 percent from 95.01 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, the country’s Import dependency ratio (IDR) of rice increased to 6.56 percent last year from 4.99 percent in 2016. Rice imports went up by 39 percent to P18 billion in 2017.In terms of volume, […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said President Muhammadu Buhari and his Administration lied on claims that rice production had improved since coming into office in 2015. Abubakar said this in a statement by the Atiku Presidential Campaign Office. The statement reads: On several occasions, the […]
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The federal government Tuesday in Abuja debunked the report by the United States Department of Agriculture on World Markets and Trade that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. The US report had said that the import figure was 400,000 metric tonnes higher than the quantity of the […]
The federal government has denied a United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. This was disclosed by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to State House correspondents yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dismissing the report as fake news, […]
By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA – THE Federal Government Tuesday debunked the report by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. The government also said that the Atiku Campaign Organization goofed by relying on what he described as a fake report from the […]
Nasarawa farmers have said that their support for candidates seeking elective positions in 2019 will be determined by their programmes for the agricultural sector. The farmers, under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN), said that they would subject every candidate’s agenda to a thorough screening to determine their commitment […]
Farmers in the country have commenced sowing of wheat in the country, key rabi food grain, with total area rising 58.7% on year to 914,000 ha as of Thursday, according to data released by the agriculture ministry. The acreage was also higher than the normal area of 143,000 ha for the period, based on the average […]
Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona To boost Federal Government’s food security drive, the Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona, has called for more investment in local food production to tackle malnutrition, which also affects economic development. He noted that Nigeria is moving at a slow pace in terms of economic development due to the […]
The Federal Government has described as “fake news” the purported report on 2018 Nigeria’s rice importation, by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who appeared as a guest on News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Tuesday in Abuja said the purported importation […]