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Ginger Farm, As farmers step up cultivation of different crops in the country, young Nigerians are increasingly making money by offering their services in the sector. Mohammed Bello, who is in his early 30s, described to Daily Trust on Sunday, how he earned a living splitting ginger, adding that he splits about 10 bags of […]
Rice smuggling task force, The Federal Government is planning to stop the Nigerian Customs Service from raiding markets to seize imported rice, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said. The minister spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), saying that the Federal Government […]
FG Should Jettison Proposed Cattle Colonies – Senator Omo-Agege, An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has advised the federal government to jettison the proposed establishment of cattle colonies across the nation, saying he would not allowed such in his constituency. In a statement […]
Farmers Hopeful Of In Fertiliser Prices, Dangote Group is set to commence production at its $2 billion fertilizer plant located in Lekki industrial area of Lagos, in June this year. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president of the group, made the revelation in an interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The three million […]
NBMA Resates Commitment To Safe Genetically Modified Organism Use In Nigeria, The attention of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has been drawn to a series of incisive and unpatriotic statements peddled by the Health for Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) about the agency and its activities. While the Agency does not want to banter with […]
How farmers tackle onion price fluctuation in Jos, Onion cultivation and trade in Nigeria have not been fully explored over the years, and both farmers and traders are therefore yet to enjoy the full benefits therein. As it is, few people invest in the produce as they should. Although onion is a vegetable mostly cultivated […]
A former Nigerian envoy to Greece, Ambassador Ayodeji Ayodele, has urged the Ekiti State Government to explore opportunities in the agric sector to boost economic prosperity of the state. Ayodele, a chieftain of Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP) has lamented the over dependence of Ekiti and several other states others on federal allocation for their […]
Things to consider before exporting plants and their products, Acceptable standards and quality assurance of agricultural products for export is region and country specific. As such, importing countries of the world need phytosanitary certificate to accompany Nigerian plant exports. For someone going into export, it is important to find out the standard of the country […]
Legislative backing required to drive agribusiness, Policy inconsistency has almost become a norm in Nigeria. In agriculture, this has meant ill thought-out export/import restrictions. Particularly in importation, these restrictions have, more often than not, resulted in local markets getting flooded with foreign alternatives of locally-produced commodities/ products. The implication has usually been local producers suffering […]
The new U.S. tax law is poised to drive more control over the nation’s grain supply to farmer-owned cooperatives, provoking concern among ethanol producers and privately run grain handlers that they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy crops. The new U.S. tax law, Until now, the cooperatives, private companies, and publicly traded firms […]
Akeredolu talks tough on herdsmen brigandage in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has warned that his administration will no longer tolerate any action of brigandage by the Fulani herdsmen in the state. He said this following killings, rape of wives and daughters of farmers and destruction of several acres of farmlands in […]
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state said he’s yet to arrived at the set goals in agriculture, stressing that his target is to make Kogi the food destination of Nigeria. (Kogi Agriculture) The Governor said Omi Dam; which has just being utilized to support the farming of Kogi Rice, is just one of the several […]
Local paddy rice processors beg for training in Jigawa, Though parboiling and milling of paddy rice is one of the fastest growing small scale businesses in Jigawa State, owing to increase in the production of the crop, majority if not all of the processors ventured into it without formal training. Most of the processors engaged […]
Army cattle ranch receives farm equipment from federal government, The Nigerian Army has said that it would continue to invest in the nation’s livestock sector to support the officers and men of the Nigerian Army and their families. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai stated this yesterday at the inauguration of Army Cattle […]
The Federal Government would tomorrow begin the implementation of the National Egg Production Scheme (NEGPRO) in a flag off ceremony in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbeh stated this in an interaction with members of the technical committee on scheme Tuesday in Abuja The Federal Ministry of […]