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Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has assured Nigerians of increased yam production in 2018 so as to boost the yam export initiative of the Federal Government. The Acting President of the association, Prof Simon Irtwange, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. […]
Dearth of irrigation systems, lack of political will, policy inconsistencies and paucity of funds have been identified as some of the major factors militating against all-year round farming in Nigeria. Agriculture experts say the country could attain all-year round farming if the available resources are harnessed. An agriculturist, Ike Ubaka, listed such resources as vast […]
Farmers Stop Ploughing Due to Lack of Rains, Crop farmers in the Zambezi Region have provisionally suspended the ploughing and planting of their crop fields due to a sustained dry spell characterised by a lack of rainfall and low ground moisture. They say they are tired of the wait-and-see game as since the start of […]
Delta Poultry farmers on Friday lamented the increase in price of feeds in 2017, saying it led to high cost of poultry during the Yuletide and New Year festivities. Some poultry farmers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Asaba that the price of feeds increased by 34 per cent in […]
Namibia Bans Food Imports From Zambia, The Namibian government has resolved to provisionally ban the importation of all perishable food, fruits, unprocessed food and water from neighbouring Zambia – where there is a cholera outbreak that has claimed 66 lives – until further notice. Those dead are mostly slum dwellers in Zambia, New Era understands. […]
Kwara engage young farmers, The Kwara State government is to engage 10,000 young farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) newly introduced accelerated agricultural development scheme(AADS). The state commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Bamidele Adekoke disclosed this during an interview with newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital. Adegoke said that the scheme […]
If Nigeria is unable to produce enough food to feed its over 180 million population, the impact may be devastating on other African countries, especially the smaller West African countries, which may starve or be plunged into food crisis. (Africa Food Security) The regional head of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Issoufou Kollo […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said yesterday that agriculture sector, Agriculture Created 6m Jobs in the last two years. Ogbeh said this while analysing the achievements of his ministry and the 2018 targets of the ministry at a strategy retreat in Abuja. The minister was reacting to reports that over […]
The Federal Government says it will soon commence the establishment of cattle colonies in the states to check increasing cases of farmers-herdsmen clashes in the country. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this at a Strategy Retreat for Civil Servants and Political appointees of the ministry in Abuja on Monday. […]
Benue Herdsmen Killings, Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has threatened to sue the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Paul Unongo, for allegedly making false claim to the effect that he (Atiku) is a financier of the Miyetti Allah, an association of cattle breeders. In a letter written yesterday by his lawyer, Mahmud Magaji […]
Introduction: “grazing reserves” Pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today poses a threat to national survival. Thousands of people have been killed, communities have been destroyed and so many farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and property in an orgy of killings and destruction that is […]
2017 marked an eventful year for the nation’s nascent biotechnology development. Nigeria officially signed the biosafety bill into law in 2015, making it eligible to join the league of nations that are already using biotechnology and genetic modification (GM) also called genetic engineering to boost food production and alleviate hunger. Just like any new endeavor […]
Farmers Herdsmen Clashes: In a bid to find a permanent solution to farmers/herders clashes, the federal government is planning to set up cattle colonies across the country to assist Fulani herdsmen in rearing their cows. Apart from having adequate water and pasture for grazing of cattle, a standard cattle colony also has shopping and supply […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned Nigerians against politicizing herdsmen killings across the country in recent times, saying such interpretation could inflame passion from certain quarters thus cause unpredicted crisis in the country. Osinbajo, who said his warning was against the backdrop of rise in Boko Haram following politicization of the insurgents at the early […]
Sugar Production, Despite Nigeria’s potential in producing sugar for local consumption, the country’s reliance on the importation of the commodity has become worrisome for a nation endowed with manpower, raw materials, expanse of cultivable land and excellent climatic conditions. In Nigeria, like in many parts of the world, sugar consumption for various uses is quite […]