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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved 150 hectares of land and N100million seed capital for the 150 Libyan returnees and victims of human trafficking, who completed skills acquisition training at the Edo Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) office in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Obaseki, who made the announcement during the graduation ceremony […]
Dr. Ibrahim Hussaini Doko is the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC). In this interview, he explained why his organisation is promoting the production of safflower, a highly thistle-like annual plant commercially cultivated for domestic and industrial use. Before we talk about safflower, which your organisation seeks to promote, how would […]
Governor, State of Osun , Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola was on Friday, honoured with the 1st Nigeria Cocoa Award in recognition of his contribution to agricultural sector through his various programmes particularly the Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O-REAP). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh […]
Egg breakage by layer chickens is something most poultry farmers are familiar with. An expert, Musa Abdulrahman of National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), noted that the trend is an acquired behaviour which doesn’t necessarily have a causative agent, adding however that a number of reasons could lead to it. Abdulrahman pointed out that the […]
Farmers have been encouraged to grow a breed of potato called Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) because it has a lot of economic importance and also because of its high nutritional value. Ms. Elizabeth A. Jibrin who grows OFSP in large quantity told Daily Trust recently that it was one of the crops that put more […]
Catfish farmers using earthen ponds, surface tanks, plastic tanks etc. often face the challenge of high fingerlings mortality rates when raising them. As such, utmost care need to be exercised in handling these fragile fishes in order to optimise production and profit. A healthy pond grooms healthy fishes. Prior to stocking, 250kg of lime should […]
ECOWAS countries have been tasked to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agriculture laws to increase production and value-chain in order to meet up with Africa’s Zero Hunger target by the year 2025. The reiteration came at the ECOWAS Parliament joint programme with OXFAM and The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) aimed at promoting gender equality […]
Nike Akande, Chairman of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Business Group Nigeria, has affirmed that adequate attention to agriculture, especially efforts that will enhance the economic fortunes of the rural and smallholder farmers will automatically turn the nation’s economy around. She stated this while speaking at a dialogue session on smallholder farmers organised […]
Director General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Dr. Nasir Mohammed Ladan, has said 540 unemployed youths in Osun State with passion for agriculture will be trained in arable crop and livestock farming. Ladan said the training will be held in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to him, the programme, tagged: Sustainable […]
The plan to organise the first-ever international agricultural exhibition and conference in Africa, in Osogbo, Osun State, is gradually coming to reality. This is as SIFAX Group of Companies, a conglomerate of companies into the business of maritime, aviation, haulage, logistics and freight forwarding in Nigeria, has decided to bankroll the organisation of Agritech by […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele yesterday said the country’s foreign reserve had risen to $35.2 billion from $23 billion in October last year. Emefiele spoke at the 47th Convocation of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, in Enugu State. The theme of his lecture was “A mind set […]
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Organic farming can make an important contribution to world nutrition, according to a new study, which says that a global shift to organics can contribute to a sustainable food system when combined with other measures. This includes a one-third reduction in animal products in human consumption, less concentrated feed and less food waste, says the […]
Ethiopia has come up with new export reform to boost foreign exchange earnings from primary export commodities. The reform is set to introduce value addition and new marketing system, improve productivity and reduce transaction cost. The country has been and still is highly dependent on primary agricultural exports for foreign exchange earnings. Despite having huge […]
Five companies have donated food items, insecticides and an amount of money in cheques to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in support of the 2017 National Farmers’ Day Celebration. The companies are Wienco Ghana Limited, RMG Ghana Limited, Yara Ghana, Glofert Limited and Agro Limited said the donation formed part their Corporate Social Responsibility […]