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Such projects it was learnt that include-FADAMA 111AF; Anambra World Bank rice irrigation project; Federal Government Anchor borrowers’ project; National program for rice and cassava production. The state also increased rice and cassava yields by keying into the Casakawa global 2000 project, the Atas 1 and IFAD value chain development programmes. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr. […]
Knowledge is important, in fact, very important. But knowledge alone cannot develop a society. You need passion. You need foresight. A leader who has consuming passion for the welfare of the citizens will always excel. Yes, sometimes he may falter or fail because he is human, but ultimately his place in the pantheon of the […]
The commissioner said that the first phase of the project had the capacity to produce 350,000 chicks every six weeks and hatch 30,000 eggs per week. The Anambra Government has set 2019 as target to be self-sufficient in production of poultry, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Mark Okoye, said. Okoye made this […]
Exactly a week ago, some police officers in Delta State had a taste of what residents of Orhorho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area and other communities in the state have been experiencing in the past few months. The residents had been screaming that suspected Fulani herdsmen, armed with AK 47 and other dangerous weapons, […]
Suspected herdsmen, numbering over 20, yesterday, blocked the Ohorhor-Bomadi Road, Delta State, attacking and dispossessing passengers of their valuables. The Ohorhor-Bomadi Road is a major road linking many Ijaw communities in Bomadi and part of Burutu Local Government areas of the state. Although details of the incident was sketchy at press time, sources at the […]
Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country are to contribute 5 per cent of their annual Profit After Tax to an Agriculture Fund, which would be used to vigorously pursue the current administration’s efforts at diversifying the nation’s economy. The Director of Banking Supervision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Ahmad Abdullahi, disclosed […]
A team of researchers, representing the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Wageningen University, has raised the alarm over the enormous economic impact of parasitic weeds on rice production in Africa, threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of resource-poor rice farmers and consumers in the region. The weeds […]
The Federal Government has blamed the rise in the cost of food prices on what he called extortionist practices of men of the Nigerian Police, Army, and Nigerian Customs Services at the nations various checkpoints and ports. Members of the joint committee on Agriculture were stunned when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief […]
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Thursday appealed to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Sadanobu Kusaoke to woo Japanese companies that left Nigeria for Ghana and other African countries back. Ngige who gave the charge during an interactive session with the Japanese Ambassador in Abuja, argued that the factors that drove them out […]
Mr Jagdeep Kapoor, Head of Chancery, High Commission of India, in Lagos, on Thursday announced his government’s plans to encourage Nigerian farmers to plant beans and peas, called pulses, that would be exported to India. Kapoor told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lagos that the initiative would create a source of income for Nigerian […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that high interest rate from banks remained the bane of financing of agriculture and the development of good agricultural practices. The minister made the remark while delivering a keynote address at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Food and Safety Investment Forum held […]
Notore Group CEO Onajite Okoloko has said that agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for many Nigerians and that his company will continue to help farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector to stay at the top of their game He argued that Notore’s Catalyst Courses provide cutting-edge knowledge and techniques for farmers […]
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, protesting what they called ”the effect of poor governance”. They marched on the streets of Abuja, carrying placards with Various Inscriptions to the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa. The protest code named ‘national day of action against […]
A call has been made to Nigerians and government at different levels to take adequate care of soil and water resources as a way out of the current economic recession and food shortage. Professor Michael Alatise of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, made the call while delivering the 80th […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to support Sokoto farmers with modern harvesters so as to reduce hours wasted when applying manual method to harvest crops. Speaking while he received a team from Sokoto State Ministry of Agriculture, led by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in Abuja, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Audu […]