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Consumers can expect to pay more for whole-wheat bread if proposed changes to the Tax Law Amendment Act are adopted. It’s the latest item to be targeted for taxing. But is government simply going after “soft targets” rather than dealing with bigger issues of corruption?. In his Budget speech delivered in February, former Finance Minister […]
Following a recent claim by the Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Prof Olufemi Peters that Nigerian farmers and agro-based companies spend USD400 million annually on pesticides, Daily Trust examines the situation and discusses with experts on possible alternatives as to how the country can be self-reliant on pesticide formulation to […]
The Federal Government said on Sunday that it had stocked enough food to address possible shortages in some states in 2018. Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, made the disclosure in Katsina. The minister spoke at the Joint International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Federal Government 2nd Supervision Mission for Climate Change, Adaptation […]
The Kano State Government has disclosed that it will distribute qualitative tomato seeds worth N200 million to farmers during this year’s dry season farming at no cost. This was disclosed by the state governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje during the training and inauguration of national agricultural seed council’s seed inspectors held in Kano. According to him, […]
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on the Yobe Government to protect grazing reserves and cattle routes in the state against encroachment by farmers. The Yobe MACBAN Chairman, Alhaji Garba Mirwa, made the call in Damaturu on Friday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that […]
The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, NIRSAL has launched an agricultural machine repair and management scheme for sub-national governments. This is in partnership with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI as well as the Machine and Consortium Africa, MECA. Nigeria’s public and private sectors have over the years invested […]
The federal ministry of agriculture has provided motorcycles to agric extension workers in Bauchi State to help them cover their extension areas and reach out to more farmers. The five motorcycles were handed over to the Permanent secretary, Bauchi State ministry of agriculture and rural development, Bala Musa Lukshi by the State Director, federal ministry […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) says it will engage 1.9 youths and 997,500 women through its Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises (LIFE) programme. This was disclosed in excerpts of a Book entitled: ‘‘Making steady, sustainable progress for Nigeria’s peace and prosperity: a mid-term scorecard on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’’, authored by […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) and Union Bank, in a recent partnership, have earmarked N10 billion for agriculture financing in the 2018 farming season. The Managing Director of NIRSAL, Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, who spoke at the launch of the scheme in Abuja on Friday, said that the programme was aimed […]
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has said that the only route to achieve prosperity in Nigeria is self-reliance on agriculture and not total dependence on oil and gas. Gov. Dickson,who made the assertion on Saturday at Igbogene, an outskirt of Yenagoa, the state capital, during the 21st Farmers’ Day celebration under the […]
Nigeria realised N212.73 billion from agricultural product exports at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016. The was disclosed in excerpts of a book entitled: ‘‘Making steady, sustainable progress for Nigeria’s peace and prosperity: a mid-term scorecard on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration,’’ “At the end of 2016, agricultural goods, as share of total […]
To attract more investments in agribusiness, governments must open up the space for smallholder farmers, ensure sufficient fund is provided for research and intensify efforts to remove investment bottlenecks. This was the submission of investors at the Plenary on Edo Agro-industrial Revolution and Agribusiness Transformation at the Alaghodaro Investment Summit, in Benin City, Edo State […]
Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu paid a visit to Dairy Giant, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, makers of Peak and Three Crowns milk, to explore the potential for livestock breeding, local milk sourcing and development to boost revenue drive and the livelihood of farmers in Kebbi State. During the visit, Governor Bagudu received insight into […]
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has underscored the need for government to make agricultural insurance compulsory in the country. NCRIB President, Shola Tinubu, made this known while addressing Course 39 set of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. According to him, the government’s quest to reflate national economy […]
More than 62,000 flower farm workers are set to benefit after their employers and their union signed an agreement for a pay increase on Thursday. The collective bargaining agreement between the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union and the Agricultural Employers Association on behalf of 66 flower farms across the country will see workers take […]