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Benue State Government has said over 7,000 farmers are being supported in the state by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Value Chain Development Programne, VCDP, to boost rice and cassava production in the country. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. James Anbua, made this known at the IFAD-VCDP Commodity Alliance Forum for Farmers and […]
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N750 billion as Agricultural Intervention Fund to ensure food sufficiency in tune with its diversification agenda. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, disclosed this yesterday at the inauguration of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 39 with the theme, “Science, Technology and Innovation for the Development of Agriculture and Agro-Allied […]
The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative of the Buhari Administration has started yielding results, with the production of more than 4,000 metric tonnes of locally-blended fertilizer in the first week of operation. According to a statement by the spokesman of the acting president, Laolu Akande, the Initiative was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in December 2016, to […]
Bird Flu killed 42,000 birds in 12 farms in Plateau, between January and February 2017, according to the local chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN). Its Chairman, Mr John Dasar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, that more birds were being depopulated in some farms to prevent further…” […]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is leading an urgent effort by the Federal Government to bailout poultry farmers now confronting various challenges. The poultry industry has had to contend with a number of challenges including an outbreak of Avian Influenza which affected almost 4 million birds in 2015, non-allocation of Foreign Exchange for the importation…” […]
The Governor, state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday confirmed the claims of a research that the state has the capacity to meet the rice needs of the South West. The Governor made this observation during a visit to Onilapa to meet with rice farmers to discuss ways of improving output and packaging of…” […]
Hundreds of fertiliser stakeholders including suppliers, farmers’ organisations and government officials from 55 countries in Africa are calling for increased use of fertilizer by farmers to improve crop yield. The stakeholders who attended the 8th Annual Argus Africa Fertiliser Conference, in Cape Town, South Africa,discussed ways of boosting Africa’s agricultural productivity through increased use of […]
Anambra State government has announced plans to export one million tubers of yam, as well as other vegetables to the United Kingdom. Governor Willie Obiano, who made the disclosure in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, also said the state would soon produce 550,000, eggs per day to meet the needs of […]
The African Initiative for Rural and Agriculture Development (AIRAD) has urged the federal government to involve the private sector in the disbursement and recovery of loans to farmers in the country. Chairman and Countries Coordinator of AIRAD, Alhaji Boboi Aliyu, stated this while addressing journalists ahead of the Agriculture African Summit scheduled for next month […]
The Chinese government has demanded dry yam from Nigeria to meet industrial and domestic needs. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Thursday, in Abuja, which a technical working committee was inaugurated to fast track the exportation of yam by July 2017. The Minister said Nigeria has remained […]
The brightest spot in terms of growth observed from the national accounts released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for Q3 2016 was agriculture, which expanded by 4.5% y/y. However, within the sector, fisheries contracted by -0.3% y/y (see chart), and accounted for only 2% of agricultural GDP in the quarter. Based on data […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on Thursday revealed that over 100 vehicles were carted away by some yet to be named officials. Lokpobiri who disclosed this in Abuja, did not mention the suspects, but he however said that the vehicles were being recovered with the help of the […]
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic Bida, Dr Abubakar Dzukogi said on Thursday that the institution plans to embark on full scale commercial farming to boost its revenue base. According to Dzukogi, the institution’s Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Technology Department would drive the commercial agriculture initiative. The rector disclosed that the management of the polytechnic had approved a […]
The federal government through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Thursday inaugurated a technical committee on Yam Export Programme. The minister assured that the aim was for Nigeria to take advantage of the global yam market in which she remains the highest producer. According to Ogbeh” Nigeria has the highest […]
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association NVMA has called for a more robust and vigorous approach to the Avian Influenza virus menace and said it should be treated like a national emergency devoid of bottlenecks or bureaucracies. NVMA President Dr. Godwin Abonyi, who made the call at the opening of the annual national summit of the […]