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The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has warned members of the public to be wary of genetically-modified products that are on offer in some stores. It said none of the products has yet been approved for local and commercial consumption. The agency said that it had started working with some major stores to withdraw the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping Iraq War veteran Adam Boge improve technology and other efficiencies in his new farming operation, allowing the Ventura farmer to prepare for long-term success in the first full year on his own. Boge enlisted in the Army directly out of high school. After his initial military service, he […]
Cranswick, a leading UK food producer, has announced that it has acquired the whole of Dunbia Ballymena for cash. Dunbia Ballymena is a leading Northern Irish pork processing business which currently employs 360 people and processes around 7,800 UK farm-assured pigs each week. It operates from a modern, purpose-built facility in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, […]
Farmers in Plateau have decried the persistent stealing of crops on farmlands, and declared that the situation was posing a major threat to the prospects of a bountiful harvest. Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, said that the thieves usually invade yam, maize, sugar cane, […]
The Presidency on Monday warned that Nigeria could face famine in January if drastic steps are not taken now. Nigeria, which is currently Africa’s largest producer of cereals and grains risks famine from early next year as a huge demand in the global market is targeting Nigeria’s surplus production. Senior Special Assistant to the President […]
Former member of the Old Western Region House of Parliament, Elder John Oladeji Adeyemo, has urged Governor Ibikunle Amosun to harness the potential in local rice production to boost Ogun State’s socio-economic development. He spoke at a thanksgiving service for his son, Pastor Toyin Abayomi Adeyemo’s elevation to Divisional Overseer of Christ Gospel Mission International, […]
How to improve rice production, among others, topped discussions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) rice value forum held in Minna, the Niger State capital. DANIEL ESSIET reports. How to enhance rice production dominated discussions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) forum held in Minna, the Niger State capital. Held under UNDP’s Agribusiness […]
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has inspected rice farms in Itane, Ketar Fulani and Gwadan Gwaji villages in Kebbi State. Emefiele, who expressed satisfaction with the farmers’ yield, said the major objectives of the Anchor Borrowers’Programme (ABP) had been largely achieved. The objectives of the ABP include assisting rural smallholder farmers to […]
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has called on Russian farmers to invest in producing and exporting agricultural produce in the country to earn foreign exchange. Osinbajo implored Russian agric investors during the visit by the Russian delegation at the state house in Abuja. According to Osinbajo, “We are just six hours away […]
Rice farmers in Plateau are optimistic of a bumper harvest this year with their chairman, Mr Joshua Bitrus, boasting that members would garner “ at least one million tonnes”. “This year’s harvest is plentiful; from what we have seen on ground, we expect nothing less than one million tonnes of rice in Plateau,” Bitrus, Chairman, […]
Beyond the issue of environmental pollution, public disturbance and other dastardly acts linked with the activities of herdsmen, their actions have left frustration, as farmers have continued to count their losses. Several farmlands invaded by herdsmen and their cattle are in ruins, while farmers are in debts. In Ekiti State, the story of Pastor Salami […]
Forty-five Nigerians and global business leaders in the country’s agriculture industry met last week in Lagos, to find market-led solutions to the post-harvest losses in the country’s tomato value chain. Nigeria is Africa’s second largest producer of tomatoes, producing nearly 2 million tonnes annually, yet up to 40 per cent of the crop never makes […]
For the first time in West Africa, a regional symposium focusing on the next generation of cocoa research for West and Central Africa was held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State, The symposium, held from November 8 to 10, was meant to tackle the bottlenecks faced by cocoa producers […]
The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up by Adamawa Government to investigate the causes of clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the State have been urged to speed up action on the matter. The District Head of Demsa in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa, Chief Fidelis Ali, made the call shortly after a special […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have introduced the Rural Financial Outreach Coordinating Committee (ROCC) as exit strategy for Rural Financial Institution Building (RUFIN) programme which ends next year. The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have been implementing the RUFIN programme in […]