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Following frequent clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, the Abia State Police command has directed Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, in the state to set up conflict resolution committees to check the trend. Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade who disclosed this at a townhall meeting in Aba, said the committees would include the Transition Committee chairmen […]
It is no longer news that over 70 per cent of Nigerians live in rural areas and greater part of this percentage is made up of women, who mostly have been riddled with abject poverty. Over the years, a major challenge faced by rural women has been a lack of financial inclusion, which has further […]
The controversial bill for an Act to provide for establishment of grazing areas management agency and other related matters, yesterday on the floor of the Senate, suffered a major set back as it was stood down for discussion and further deliberation. The bill, sponsored by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, APC, Kano Central, titled A Bill for […]
What’s Ahead For Agriculture Under Trump? For the past eight years, many farmers have chaffed under what’s seen as regulatory overreach under the Obama Administration. Farm groups and Trump supporters expect that to be pulled back after the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star was elected the 45th U.S. president on November […]
Coconut trees may go into extinction in Nigeria in the next 50 years, a coconut processor, Mr Muheammad Mustafa, has said, cautioning against its use as building materials substitute. Mustafa, Executive Director, Doublem Enterprises Development Centre, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that using the tree’s trunk as planks and […]
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Abaji Chairman Sets Up Peace C’ttee On Farmers, Herders. The chairman of Abaji Area Council, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ajiya, yesterday held his first security meeting with the various heads, where he set up a 13-man committee to ensure peace between farmers and herders in the area. Addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting, he said the committee was […]
—FG Releases N2bn Agric Loan to Jigawa Farmers The Federal Government has released N2 billion to Jigawa State as agricultural loan for rice and wheat production to dry season farmers under the Anchor-Borrower Programme. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alhaji Kabiru Ali, while speaking to newsmen in Dutse. […]
Brazilian soybean producers are on a roll. Their 2016-2017 soybean planting season is reaching the halfway point, sharply faster than a year ago. According to the latest survey by consulting firm AgRural, planting has attained 41% of the total estimated area for soybeans of 82.671 million acres. This figure easily outstrips the 31% recorded in […]
Analyst: Cattle Producers Should Stay On Alert A recent recovery in cattle prices (as of this writing, a rally close to $10.00 above recent lows) has many in the cattle industry breathing a sigh of relief. Yet, one has to acknowledge that the supply of cattle continues to remain large. In spite of good export […]
FAO: declining food prices may affect farmers Declining prices can thwart international efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty unless steps are taken to guarantee decent incomes and livelihoods for small-scale producers, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da-Silva has said. Globally, food prices are believed to be back to their long-term downward trend […]
Regional economic growth is needed to reduce poverty and improve food security in the Southwest, some experts have said. They spoke at the Southwest Agriculture Summit (SWAS) held at the Civic Centre in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Its aim was to bring together states in the region to consolidate growth in the sector. The […]
To forestall clashes between host communities and herdsmen in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Abia State chapter, Alhaji Hassan Buba, has called on communities to demand the telephone numbers of herdsmen, who come into their areas to graze their cattle. Buba, who stated this at […]
Fulani Herdsmen Butcher Colleague Over Cattle Officers from Ogun State Police Command have arrested two Fulani herdsmen for allegedly killing another herdsman, whose cattle they were trying to steal, at Itadodo area of Ofada in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, disclosed that […]
MADE Seeks Cassava Alternative For Livestock Feed In the face of soaring prices of maize and soya beans – the essential ingredients for the production of livestock feeds, feed millers are folding up gradually, as a result of huge losses. Even livestock growers are not left out, as the development has led to drastic drop […]