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…Say unsold chickens worth N2.5bn rotting in cold rooms Poultry farmers at the ongoing Nigeria Poultry Show in Abeokuta, Ogun State, say activities of smugglers are crippling the poultry industry in the country. One of the farmers and immediate past President of the Poultry Farmers Association (PAN), Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, said 75 per cent of […]
Poultry farmers affected by the outbreak of avian influenza in 2015 and 2016 will soon be paid compensation for their losses, new President of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mr. Ezikiel Ibrahim, has announced. He spoke yesterday at the ongoing Nigeria Poultry Show in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Mr. Ibrahim assured the victims […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced its plan to empower 10,000 in Ondo state under the new agriculture scheme tagged, “Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme for which it has earmarked the sum of N1.5 billion. This was the statement credited to the Apex bank when its team of experts led by Amina Umar visited […]
Nigeria’s non-oil sector is growing with N261.92 billion earnings in the second quarter of the year from agric exports, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbeh has said. Ogbeh spoke at official unveiling of the Nigeria Agribusiness Resource Centre for Agricultural Investment at the weekend in Abuja. He said agricultural export increased by 82 […]
Challenge is on to provide country’s youth with a reason to stay on the land The Buhari administration has set two targets for farming: to reduce the country’s food import bill — currently about $6bn a year, according to the United Nations — and to increase farm exports, reducing Nigeria’s dependence on oil as a […]
The distribution of fertiliser products to Nigeria’s farmers has been a long running problem in Nigeria. There are huge challenges facing businesses looking to effectively distribute their products in a way that is reliable, efficient and cost-effective for both the distributor and the end users. “Our nation’s small-scale farmers have suffered for too long in […]
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has assured that as Nigeria’s economy continues to improve, prices of food items will soon “tumble.” Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said Nigerians will soon begin to feel the impact of the country’s improved economy in their daily lives. Speaking in Lagos, Mohammed highlighted how the Federal […]
The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday said the Zero Hunger programme of the federal government would end poverty and hunger in Ebonyi State. Chief Obasanjo made this known in Abakaliki during the 2nd meeting of Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum meeting held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abakaliki. […]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a new agribusiness resource centre funded by the United States Government Feed the Future Initiative and USAID with technical assistance from Africa Lead. The centre which is both an online platform and physical centre, will serve as a one-stop information and advisory hub to help streamline […]
Botswana’s quest for economic transformation has been relatively slow. This year’s Investment & Trade Conference and the Global Expo organized by the Botswana Investment & Trade Centre (BITC) has identified the Agriculture sector and the Textile industry as two economic precincts which can lead Botswana’s economic revolution. Experts posit that the two sectors could play […]
A veterinary doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide loans and land to livestock farmers to boost food production. Oladele-Bukola of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, made the call on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to […]
The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) programme is training 27 officers on the use of flexible accounting 200+ software for effective recordkeeping and information management in the project. The Training Manager, Mr Robert Udeh, told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the training would aid efforts to compute all transactions of the project effectively. […]
OCP Africa has commenced training of 10,000 smallholding farmers in 12 pilot local government areas of Kaduna State in soil analysis opportunities and soil specific fertilizer recommendation for improved productivity. It is a farmers-centred business development model aimed at supporting farmers to have knowledge of their soil types, nutrients availability, deficiencies and requirements that will […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday queried the National Biosafety Management Agency over alleged importation of 70,000 tons of Genetically Modified maize by Olam foods. The House also directed the agency to submit the list of companies importing GMOs into the country as well as confirm the allegation. The directive was given at the public […]
Cattle dealers in Benue say their business is on the verge of collapse because of the anti-open grazing law, which comes into effect on Wednesday. Some officials of the Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria made the claim, while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Wednesday. They said that the law failed […]