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Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday commended a 66-year-old Germany-based Nigerian engineer, Mr Olusegun Arowolo, for inventing a cocoa pod breaking machine, the first ever in the world.
Tomato growers in Kano state have lost over N1 billion this dry season farming following the recent closure of Tiga dam by the Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA).
The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) in Ondo state has raised alarm over the wave of illegal importation of crude Palm oil into the country, describing it as a sabotage against the policy of the Federal government.
An outbreak of a cattle disease identified as Contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia, CBPP has struck Katsina State and killing thirteen cows.
Sixteen Nigerian states have agreed to the establishment of cattle colonies proposed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh as a solution to the incessant herdsmen crisis.
A lawmaker, Danjuma Laah (PDP, Kaduna South) has rejected the Federal Government’s intention of creating cattle colonies in his senatorial district.
The Senior Special Assistant to Akwa Ibom state governor on Technical Matters and Due Process, Elder Ufot Ebong has identified Agriculture as the bedrock of any flourishing economy, saying it is an integral part of the State’s economy plan for sustainable economic growth and development.
African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners such as World Bank are investing over a billion dollars in Nigeria’s power, health and agriculture sectors this 2018 and by that, the bank hopes that the country’s Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) landscape will change significantly.
Wheat farmers under the aegis of Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) allege that they have been neglected by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture since Chief Audu Ogbeh took over as a minister.
Cattle Rearing: Against the backdrop of the federal government stating that it would begin implementing cattle colonies in states, the Oyo state government has said that ranching remains the form of cattle production and development recognized in the state.
Farmer Help Line: Chief Audu Ogbeh Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, at the weekend, officially commissioned the National farmers Help Line NFHL as part of effort to boost agricultural production in the country.
Segun Awofadeji writes that farmers in the North-east have embarked on massive farming of Fluted Pumpkin (Ugu) in commercial quantities for both consumption and for economic benefits.
Alhaji Umaru Nagwari, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture says that the state government has procured 833 trucks of fertilizer for dry season farming in the state.
The technical committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme is working with the University of Agriculture, Umudike and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to produce seed yams for export.
The Ondo State government has engaged the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) for the training of 18,000 youths on egg production and value chain opportunities.