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The cocoa sector in West Africa is facing many well-known problems. That is a fact. And we all acknowledge those problems. Only by joining forces can we solve the challenges and contribute to sustainable growth and development of the cocoa sector. Succeeding in this, will result in increased farmer profitability, economic growth in West-Africa and […]
The Federal Government has been charged to provide special fund for women farmers, towards boosting the nation’s food production. This was the submission of participants at the end of the First National Workshop of National Council For Women Societies (NCWS) on the role of women in economic diversification, held in Akure, the Ondo state capital. […]
The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to set a time line to ban the importation of maize into the country. The group’s National Coordinator, Mr Redson Tedheke, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the suspension of the import would protect local […]
Nigerian maize farmers are worried about the commodity’s huge importation into the country. They are concerned it could crowd out local production and now want government to remedy the situation. A tonne of locally produced maize currently sells between one N130,000 to 250,000. The imported one sells lower at N40,000 per tonne. The Nigerian agriculture […]
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) has disclosed that that it has spent N3.2 billion to enhance the production capacity of 98,202 rural farmers. The organisation’s Executive Director, Sabina Idowu-Osehobo made the disclosure while reviewing the performance of the LAPO Agricultural and Rural Development Initiative (LARDI). She said the money was to […]
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Federal Government on its renewed efforts on agriculture aimed at repositioning the nation’s economy for sustainable development, reports the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. The governor gave the commendation on Sunday in Ilorin when the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari paid him Sallah homage. […]
Mr Agene Thomas, Director of Crops, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Lokoja office, has called from a shift in agricultural sector management to achieve food security in the country. Thomas said in Abuja on Monday that there would be increase in agricultural productivity through the use of small machines, liquid fertiliser and loans. […]
The Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos Branch, Otunba Femi Oke, has called investors in the sugar industry to collaborate with AFAN in order to achieve Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). Speaking with Daily Sun in a telephone interview, Oke said the collaboration would help to solve the current land issues hindering […]
The Federal Government has deployed 711 N-Power agricultural extension agents to Edo to boost agricultural activities in the state. The Programme Manager of the State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Mr Peter Aikhuomobhoebe, disclosed this in an interview with Newsmen in Benin on Monday. Aikhuomobhoebe also disclosed that the Federal Government provided another 100 Knapsack sprayers […]
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, in Kano State has expressed concern over the refusal of most of its members to repay their Anchor Borrowers loans. The association, therefore, expressed the fear that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, might not consider the state for similar facility in future. The state AFAN chairman, Faruk […]
Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has advocated the strengthening agricultural extension services officers to boost food production. Speaking at a one-day interactive session with 2015/17 beneficiaries of Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) and Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) weekend in Asaba, Okowa said, “Agriculture remains the greatest employer of labour, it is encouraging that […]
With the recent attempt by governments at all levels and development partners in the agricultural sector in ensuring that small holder farmers benefits from all forms of agricultural interventions, it is apparent that such farmers have started gaining ground as they are being encouraged to form groups for easy access to such interventions. Some farmer […]
As the nation prepares to join the rest of the world to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir tomorrow, major markets are jam-packed with rams with the sellers seeking buyers. Our reporters in Abuja and Katsina went round some of the markets to interact with the dealers who saw the celebration as an opportunity to make good money […]
Nigeria’s indigenous cattle breeds, largely owned by Fulani nomads, are the predominant source of milk for the ordinary Nigerian and often characterised by low milk production mainly due to inadequate feed supply, poor management practices among others. The few commercial dairy farmers on the other hand prefer importing exotic breeds of cattle with higher milk […]
On Tuesday August 15, the Director of Agriculture at the Kano office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Muhammad Adamu, while inaugurating the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) said local rice production in Nigeria has now reached 15 million metric tonnes annually. He said the development means that the country will now be saving […]