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Edo State Government has ordered the state Revenue Board to commence the collection of revenues in the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Oil and Gas, regretting that government was losing revenues in these sectors. The deputy governor of the state, Mr. Philip Shaibu, who gave the charge during a meeting with Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries and […]
Barely seven days to the commencement of the enforcement of the Open Grazing Prohibition Law in Benue State, Governor Samuel Ortom has said his people will stone him if he failed to implement the new law. Governor Ortom, who spoke at a meeting with the leadership of Maiyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, traditional rulers, local […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, injected the sum of $195million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market. Details of the new release showed that $100million was offered to authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market, while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of $50 million. Those requiring […]
The National President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mohammed Kirowa, Sunday appealed for the extension of time for the implementation of the Benue State anti-grazing law. Kirowa made the appeal during a security meeting between his members, Governor Samuel Ortom and the three major socio-cultural groups of Mzough U Tiv, the […]
The Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture (FUAM) in Makurdi, Prof. Emmanuel Kutcha, has stressed the need to boost food production in the country against the background that at least five out of every 10 Nigerians misses food daily. Kutcha made the remark in his address at the 41st annual conference of the Genetics […]
Herdsmen on the platform of Confederation of Traditional Stockbreeders Organisations in Africa (CORET), have called on the federal government to create a livestock Ministry, seperate from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) to ensure inclusive growth and development of the sector. This according to them will bring the sector out of the […]
To set up fund for young farmers, agripreneurs with US $250,000 World Food Prize money Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank, in the early hours of yesterday in Des Moines, the capital city of Iowa, United States of America, became the sixth African to be awarded the World Food Prize in […]
Ogun state government has said it is determined to strengthen its economy through Agriculture and maximize the industrialization plan targeted towards it’s development plan which spans between year 2017 – 2030. Speaking at the Budget Town Hall meeting, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun said the essence of the meeting was to synergize with the […]
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has urged Nigerians to participate in the development of the agricultural sector so as to diversify and improve the nation’s economy. Speaking during the valedictory Thanksgiving Service of the Outgoing Local Government Council Chairmen in the state at the weekend in Asaba, Senator Okowa said that the present economic […]
China has developed a drought-resistant rice breed and introduced its farming method nine countries, mainly in southeast Asia and Africa. According to Dr. Wang Shimei, of the Rice Research Institute of the Anhui Agricultural Academy, the plantation area of the Lyuhan No. 1 (Green Drought) rice breed had reached 2.3 million hectares in China. Wang […]
The Minister of Agriculture Audu Ogbeh has lamented over the rate at which agricultural products are imported into the country saying that the Nigeria has a huge expanse of arable land. Speaking at a convocation lecture organised by the University of Agriculture Abeokuta (UNAAB) as part of its convocation ceremonies, Ogbeh said Nigeria largely depend […]
One of the best prospects for feeding Africa’s rapidly growing population is to increase the sustainable use of fertilizers, a high-level panel of experts is expected to say today at an international meeting of the World Food Prize. Despite 10-year-old commitments to expand the use of fertilizer in African agriculture, the continent still averages only […]
As call for Nigerians to focus more on boosting the Agricultural sector and food production in the country, stakeholders in the Agribusiness have advised the Federal Government to increase budget allocation for the sector in order to meet up with the demands of the people. They made this known at a programme organised to celebrate […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a new initiative, called the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) that would guarantee additional 513 million tons of food for African countries. The knowledge and innovation-based programme is in response to recognised need of scaling up proven technologies across Africa. The programme would also support AfDB’s Feed […]
Chairman, Senate committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has blamed the federal government, over the rising food crisis in the country. According to the former governor of Nasarawa State, the inability of the Federal Government to plan and make adequate provision for its citizens, are largely responsible for the crisis. Adamu who spoke to journalists […]