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[ad_1] In collaboration with the Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has trained 30 coconut farmers on nursery establishment, field development, harvesting, and value addition in Edo State. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Ernest Uwakhihe, said on Thursday, in Benin, at the opening ceremony of a capacity […]
[ad_1] What could have been another breakthrough for gunmen who abducted 15 farmers while working on a farm in Donga local government area of Taraba state on Saturday, was however averted by youths of Suntai and adjoining villages in Donga who mobilised and rescued the farmers from their abductors. Vanguard gathered that the farmers which […]
[ad_1] A media consultant, Raji Damilola Kazeem (brand name “Raji Kasco”), has said he hates office work life and would rather become a farmer instead. Raji Kasco, a student of the Polytechnic Ibadan, studying Insurance, without mincing words claimed money was the first inspiration behind his joining the media consultancy business. According to him, “I […]
[ad_1] Rice section of the farm Absence of farm machineries for hire, lack of credit facilities and activities of herdsmen have been identified as major impediments to successful practice of large scale agriculture in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, Skapomah Global Limited (SGL) Farms — an agric business company, sited in Anigbado, Abeokuta – Imeko Road, […]
[ad_1] Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun (right), receiving two Awards from the Managing Director, BusinessDay, Dr. Ogho Okiti, for being the Newspaper’s Most Improved State on Security Infrastructure 2019 based on 100 Days Parameters and Most Improved State on Agriculture and Economic Empowerment 2020 at the Governor’s office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo […]
[ad_1] Workers in Bauchi State under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have called on the state government to support them with agricultural loan facilities for the 2021 raining season. Mr Danjuma Saleh, Chairman NLC Bauchi Council, made the call during commemoration of 2021 International Workers’ Day on Saturday in Bauchi. He said about 85% of […]
[ad_1] Lagos- Bamidele Alabi, chairman, Lagos Butchers Association, has been accused by members of his executive council, and some members of the association of embezzling the sum of N288,486,630.00 belonging to the association. The allegation is contained in a petition written to Usman Alkali Baba, Inspector General of Police, in Abuja, and a copy made […]
[ad_1] Mrs Malokwu says she had to quit tailoring for farming after losing her husband. Josephine Malokwu, 51, is a smallholder farmer. She is into animal and crop production in Enugu State. She started farming as a retirement plan after leaving her fashion business two years ago. In this episode the mother of seven shares […]
[ad_1] Inspired by the determination to make precision farming more accessible and affordable to farmers anywhere on African soil, a leading agribusiness expert, Azeez Oluwole, has launched Africa’s first agricultural electronic centre in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The launching which was officially performed yesterday, by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, held at the international headquarters […]
[ad_1] A big-time farmer and member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Shittu Mohammed has called on the President Mohammadu Buhari-led government to take deliberate steps to avert the looming food crisis now staring the country in the face in the wake of increasing security challenges in the land. Shittu gave the warning when […]
After graduating from university, and getting job as a loan officer at a microfinance bank in Ibadan, Nigeria, Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua signed up for an online advertisement for a youth agricultural training programme Banker Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua turns into a poultry farmer and becomes champion for African agriculture. (Image source: Adobe stock) Ogunsua did win […]
[ad_1] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is prioritizing innovation and technology investments in agriculture in order to transform the sector by attracting young people and also scaling up productivity. Osinbajo’s spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke virtually at the 2021 High-Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa. […]
[ad_1] Researchers at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) and Sano Foods have advocated for the inclusion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree in bread and other confectioneries to reduce cost. The researchers disclosed that the root crop, due to its availability, short-term and […]
[ad_1] Feed formulation is the process of quantifying the amounts of feed ingredients that need to be combined to form a single uniform diet for livestock to supply all of their nutrient requirements. Most livestock farmers have one major goal in mind, and that is raising healthy and fat livestock. Yes, livestock farmers want their […]
[ad_1] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said that the government was prioritizing innovation and technology investments in agriculture so as to transform the sector by attracting young people and also scale up productivity. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his remarks at the 2021 High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa. He also said that an indigenous […]