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Following Federal Government’s constitution of Presidential Taskforce on food prices reduction on Wednesday, farmers under the auspices of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Kwara State Chapter yesterday, vehemently rejected the move by the government. This stand by the farmers was made known by the Chairman of the Kwara State Chapter of AFAN, Olawale Ajibola, […]
Sweet potato is tropical herbaceous plant which, by the nature of its temperature requirement, can be grown throughout Nigeria. States like Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, and Sokoto in the North-west are currently leading in its production in the country. A renowned agronomist with the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Bashir Ahmad Babaji, […]
The FAO Food Price Index rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as global markets remain well supplied. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 173.8 percent in January, its highest value in almost two years, marking a 2.1 percent increase from its revised December value and 16.4 percent above its 2016 January […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Health and Science and Technology will partner with the media to educate Nigerians on the need to embrace the new technology of operating and using electronic Stainless Grinding Machine. Ogbeh revealed this at a press […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has described as embarrassing the downgrade of Nigeria in the global cocoa business. To revive the industry, however, he disclosed that a re-launch will be done early this year as part of activities to bring cocoa back to public consciousness. He added that millions of […]
The Federal Government has approved the setting up of a Task Force saddled with the responsibility of addressing the rising cost of food items across the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while briefing State House correspondents alongside the Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun and Minister of State for […]
The state government of Osun has requested for Expression of Interest for competent aggregators to activate market-driven agricultural value chain in the state. Recall Governor Rauf Aregbesola had two weeks ago travelled to Germany to seek partnership in the agricultural value chain. The Osun Agricultural Value Chain Activation initiative is an initiative of the state…” […]
A Financial expert, Managing Director, Background Check International, BCI, Mr. Kola Olugbodi, has stressed the need for background check as a key tool that could assist corporate organizations confront the challenges posed by the present economic recession in the country. Olugbodi, therefore, urged corporate organizations to embrace background check and institute it as a corporate […]
The N10 billion Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES) programme is a scheme initiated by the Bank of Industry (BoI) to tackle the phenomenon of youth unemployment in Nigeria by developing the capacity of the youths and funding their business ideas. The scheme which is aimed at developing the entrepreneurial capacity of youths and providing start up […]
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has said probably more than any other disease affecting both livestock and people, Trypanosomosis threatens human and livestock health and agricultural production and, thereby, rural development and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement to Leadership,it states that the disease, transmitted mainly by tsetse flies, is prevalent in […]
Brass Fertiliser & Petrochemical Company Limited (BFPCL) has secured $6 billion offshore facility for the takeoff of its methanol plant in Bayelsa State. In a statement, Chief Ben Okoye, the company’s Vice Chairman, said: “Phase one of the project has commenced following the securing of $6 billion from BP Oil International Limited, London. “We also secured […]
♦ They’re migrant herdsmen; troops deployed—POLICE Three people were reportedly killed, while no fewer than six others were injured yesterday, when herdsmen clashed with farmers in Gereng community of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Reports from the area indicated that some members of the Gereng community, who went fishing in a pond in […]
The US government, yesterday, said it has invested $75 million (about N2.3 billion) in the country’s agricultural sector, just as it launched agribusiness partnerships with Chi Farms and Niji Foods. However, against the backdrop of this development the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said that Nigeria’s agric sector is underdeveloped due to lack […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has urged Nigerians to adopt safe food processing technology, saying food safety and consumers’ health need to be given prominent attention in Nigeria. He said this while reviewing the demonstration of the new model of grinding machine for soup condiments in his office in Abuja, recently. […]
The Country Coordinator of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Rose Gidado, in this interview with COLLINS NNABUIFE, says Genetically Modified seeds will not take over from the conventional seeds, and highlights some characteristics of GMOs and how they can help Nigeria in attaining food security. What exactly is GMO? Genetically modified organisms otherwise […]