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Conventional agriculture as we know it is associated with working tediously with hoe and machete, getting dirty in the fields with little or nothing to show for the labour exerted. However, advancement in technology now see farmers leveraging on hydroponics technology which requires less energy and time to get better yield with less soil or […]
The Oyo State Government has stated that herdsman caught with guns would be treated as criminals and prosecuted accordingly. This was stated in a communiqué issued at the end of the Oyo State Inter-Religious/Ethnic Committee ,OYSIREC, held in Ibadan at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s office. The meeting was attended by religious, tribal, ethnic […]
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has restated his call for true federalism as a panacea to Nigeria’s problems. While speaking at the Obafemi Awolowo University at a program organised by the Faculty of Law on Thursday, Mr. Abubakar said in a true federal system, the federal government would have little or no need for…” […]
Tomato farmers in Katsina State are smiling to the banks as the price of the commodity jerked up recently. In most farms in the state, a big basket is sold at between N4,000 and N4,5000. At the same period last year, farmers and merchants of tomato in the state were badly affected by glut of […]
The MD/CEO of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), Mrs Zaheera Baba-Ari, has said farmers can now use their farm produce as collateral to secure loans from banks. To do this, Mrs Baba-Ari advised farmers to get in touch with the commodity brokers in their localities, who will help them aggregate their harvest and store them […]
The Katsina State government says it has made huge investment in agriculture to enhance production and pave way for wealth creation and income generation across the state. Ibrahim Musa Kalla, Special Assistant on Press Affairs to the state deputy governor, who doubles as commissioner for Agriculture, said the state government has rehabilitated seven irrigation schemes […]
Sokoto is famed as a key producer of carrot, a popular root vegetable which experts have noted to be very rich in Vitamin A, dietary fibre, antioxidants, and minerals. It is cultivated in Kware, Ilela, Goronyo, Wamakko, Gada and Dange Shuni local government areas of the state. On a weekly basis, not less than 10 […]
Olam, one of the multinational organisations producing rice locally in Nigeria has been honoured with the National Productivity Order of Merit award (NPOM) for the year 2016. Olam Rice Farm in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, sits on 14,000 hectares equipped with a 105,000 metric tonnes capacity rice mill. The award ceremony, which took place at the […]
— CBN intervenes in forex market again, releases $100m The Federal Government expects the economy to climb out of recession and grow 2.19 percent this year, according to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, which unveiled the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020 yesterday. In a statement made available to the media yesterday […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said addressing the challenges of making available quality early generation seeds in the seed value is critical to achieving the goals of the Green Alternative Agenda. Ogbeh stated this while declaring open the stakeholders workshop themed” Addressing the challenges of Early Generation Seed in […]
The Federal College of Agriculture (FCA), Ibadan, has reinstated its four suspended workers, the Provost of the college, Dr Babajide Adelekan said. Adelekan announced this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. He said the reinstatement was with effect from Aug.11, 2016 when the workers were suspended. Adelekan said the management of the college was directed […]
Experts have said that global efforts on food production must double by 2050 to feed the world’s growing population. This truism has been repeated so often in recent years that it has become widely accepted among academics, policymakers and farmers, but now researchers are challenging this assertion and suggesting a new vision for the future […]
The minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has assured that Nigeria will regain her lost glory through Agriculture. Lokpobiri made this assertion when he visited the Atlantic Shrimps Farm in Badagry, Lagos during his facility tour of the farm. Senator Lokpobiri said what he saw was very encouraging and assured […]
Mrs Besty Obaseki, wife of Edo Governor, on Tuesday organised one day training on poultry production for 500 widows in the state. Addressing the trainees in Benin, the governor’s wife said the training was part of the state government’s efforts to create employment through agriculture. She said that the training was organised to empower the […]
The traditional ruler of Awo community in Ankpa Local government area of Kogi State, Chief Thomas Amedu has advised government at all levels to intensify efforts to support agriculture so as to reduce crime level in the country and create job opportunity. According to the Monarch, the only way for the country to get out […]