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Farmers, especially those on large-scale, are keeping away from their farms owing to the activities of kidnappers, consequently posing threat to commercial farming in Nigeria, Daily Trust reports. There are many large scale farmers across the country with hundreds of hectares of land engaged in both crop and livestock farming. However, the increased incidence of […]
The Cross River Government on Monday launched the first phase of the nursery of one million cocoa seedlings in Akim/Osomba communities in Akamkpa Local Government Area. Gov. Ben Ayade, who was represented at the ceremony by his Special Adviser on Cocoa Development, Mr Oscar Ofuka, said that the project was part of his administration’s efforts […]
Stakeholders in agriculture last Wednesday advocated for an outright ban on importation of fish and fish products in the country to improve national reserve. This they said in Ibadan where they gathered to create awareness on a project tagged: “proposed fish industrial estate for youth in agriculture empowerment programme”. The project was instituted by the […]
Akwa Ibom State has reportedly backed out of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s N12 billion Anchor Borrowers Programme for rice farmers in the state sponsored by the Federal Government. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Hebron Integrated Farms and Mills Limited, the company coordinating the programme for rice and cat fish farmers in Akwa Ibom and […]
The International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday distributed android phones to 50 leading farmers in Taraba to enhance Agricultural Marketing Information System (AMIS). The distribution was done under IFAD’s Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), after a thorough training on AMIS and usage of smart phones. Mr Irimiya Musa, the State VCDP Programme Coordinator […]
With effect from 2018, the Government will not buy soya seeds from outside the country and will, by the end of the next year, completely halt importation of wheat. The development was revealed by the Director-General of Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB), Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, shortly after appearing before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has charged farmers and agro-processors dealers to mainstream the issue of food safety in their agricultural production as Nigerians deserve good, safe and quality agro-outputs for consumption and to meet world standards and international best practices. He gave the charge in his keynote address at […]
As the need arises for the adoption of technology for increased plant yield and achievement of self sufficiency in food production in Nigeria, stakeholders in the seed subsector met in Abuja for sensitisation on the developments surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The meeting which brought together seed companies, seed regulatory body, biotechnology regulatory body and […]
Last year, there was some rice relief, thanks to Kebbi State growers. Now, there is hope that things will get better. More rice will be produced, according to the state’s smallholder farmers who are championing the production of the staple. Last year, through partnership between Kebbi state and Lagos government, prices of rice dropped massively […]
The prediction that Nigeria may fall back to recession in the next few years could come to reality sooner than expected as non-oil export of the economy faces serious threat. Though, the Federal Government’s focus is to diversify the economy from oil to non-oil export but today, goods worth billions of naira are rotting away […]
• Says Nigeria has recorded milestones via policy • Kano farmers justify ‘failure’ of rice scheme The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has commended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and his management team for restricting foreign exchange (forex) supply for the importation of 41 items that could be […]
Oyo State Government has appealed to custodians of arable land across agrarian communities in the state to make them available to individuals and investors wishing to engage in large scale agricultural ventures. The government said the appeal became necessary in view of the difficulties individuals and corporate organizations encounter in securing land for commercial cultivation, […]
The United Nation, Sustainable Development Goal Fund (UNSDGF), Kaduna State government and the UN Goodwill Ambassador, Roca Brothers have launched Food for Africa project to boost food security in the country. The 3-year programme funded by the UNSDGF with $9million is targeted at training 4000 people including extension workers in Kaduna State on foods preservation […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized 497,279 bags of imported rice between 2015 and August, 2017 with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3.8 billion. The Comptroller-General of the service, retired Col. Hameed Ali, disclosed this in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday. Ali said […]
Stakeholders bemoan high interest on agriculture loans , including the Trade Initiative Network farmers, under the aegis of the Federation of Agricultural Commodities of Nigeria (FACAN), have expressed worry over high interest rate on the Nigerian Insurance Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) credit scheme. They lamented that despite NIRSAL’s lofty objectives, small scale farmers […]