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[ad_1] AFAN says farmers in the north “are now very scared to go to their farms to do dry season farming”. The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria has urged the federal government to take a decisive action against Boko Haram after Saturday’s killing of scores of farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State. The group said the […]

[ad_1] The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, took exception to a comment credited to Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, who while fielding questions from the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, asked if the 43 farmers beheaded by Boko Haram insurgents obtained a military clearance before venturing into the bush where they met their untimely death. The party […]

[ad_1] Some Nigerians on Monday lambasted the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President Muhammadu Buhari for saying that the farmers who were killed by Boko Haram did not obtain military clearance before going to the farm. Shehu who made this comment on Monday in an interview with BBC stated that the “government […]

[ad_1] LOKOJA- Against the backdrop of the dwindling revenues from crude oil and the imperative of an oil palm production, Kogi State Commissioner For Agriculture, Mr David Apeh has called on the government to urgently diversify to Agriculture to hedge the impending economic doom for the country. The Commissioner gave the warning on Monday at […]

[ad_1] WOMEN farmers under the auspices of Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria, SWFON, Monday, disclosed planned stoppage of supply of farm produce to markets across the country following Saturday massacre of 43 rice farmers in Borno State. This was made known in a telephone interview with the National President, SWFON, Mary Afan, while she […]

[ad_1] President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan is leading a federal government delegation to Maiduguri, Borno State on a condolence visit over the killing of farmers at the weekend by terrorists. According to a statement Monday in Abuja by his Special Adviser, Media, Ola Awoniyi, the President of the Senate left for Maiduguri today, […]

[ad_1] Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has said that farmers who were killed by Boko Haram on Saturday did not have military clearance to be on the rice farms. Shehu said this in an interview with BBC on Monday, stating further that people need to know what it is like in the Lake Chad Basin area. […]

[ad_1] Following the killing of over 43 rice farmers on Saturday, in Garin-Kwashebe, about 20 kilometers north of Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, farmers Sunday, sent Save Our Soul, SOS, message to the Federal Government for adequate protection. This was contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director,Wal-Wanne Group, Dr Abiso Kabir, where the farmers […]

[ad_1] As reactions continue to pour in over the killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday, a Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, CDNDC, Sunday, demanded the sack of Service Chiefs and Heads of Department of State Security and Nigeria Police Force. […]

[ad_1] GOVERNORS of the thirty six states of the country under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF have described the killing of over forty (43) rice farmers in Garin Kwashebe in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday, November 28, 2020, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists as obnoxious, wicked, unwarranted, and […]

[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Startimes, Radio, Television, Theatre Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) and other stakeholders is to commence an agricultural reality show called NAIJA FARMER. The Naija Farmer reality show is a youth empowerment project aimed at transforming unemployed Nigerian youths to […]

[ad_1] Cassava Weed Management • As IITA, CBN partner on improved cassava production Agricultural and economic experts, among other professionals, are unanimous in their optimism that given the right interventions, support and basic training, youths in Nigeria can transform the agricultural and food production systems. Facts and figures to also indicate that the army of […]

[ad_1] Solar food dryer by NSPRI. Photo: By Femi Ibirogba The Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRl), in llorin, has harped on reducing the youth unemployment through agricultural training programmes. Dr Patricia Pessu, Executive Director of the institute, said this in llorin yesterday at the capacity building programme for 40 corps members on prevention of […]