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The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has expressed fears over food insecurity in Yobe following exhaustion of food stock with the massive relocation of displaced persons to the state. Alhaji Modu Gana, the FAO focal person of in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu that the state lost three years […]
Alhaji Nagwari Tambuwal, Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the State Government had accessed N4billion loan for its medium and large-scale farmers. Nagwari who stated this at a ministerial briefing in Sokoto on Wednesday added that the loan was accessed from Zenith Bank. He said the loan would specifically go to rural […]
Two years after devastating floods, banana planters in Ivory Coast have staged a comeback, eyeing an increase in production and new markets for the popular fruit. The west African country, which has grown bananas for more than 50 years, was annually exporting almost 300,000 tonnes of fruit before disaster struck. In Nieky, a vital banana-growing […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the ministry will begin the paddock development (growing of special grasses for cattle) in August. Ogbeh, who made the disclosure at an interactive session with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the ministry has started bringing the special seeds of grass (fodder seeds) […]
The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it would continue to encourage the production of some selected crops in the country for export. NAN reported that, The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made the pledge at a North-West Business Summit and Exhibition in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Use of machinery has become more important in agriculture as labour costs continue to rise, National Sales Manager, Dizengoff Nigeria, Mr Kunle Dabiri has said. Dabiri said Dizengoff Nigeria has made vegetable and crop production easier with the use of modern and affordable farm equipment, kits and improved varieties of seeds and seedlings. Dabiri spoke […]
For slaughterhouses to supply safe, hygienic and good quality beef products that meet domestic and international demands, Veterinarians have roles to play, in all stages of the meat value chain. Infected meats seized by the Lagos State government, during the clampdown on illegal slaughterhouses in the state recently. PHOTO GBENGA AKINFENWA According to guardian newspaper, […]
…Distributes Threshers To Farmers Africa Rice research center has trained 28 rice farmers in handling and maintenance of thresher Machines, specially fabricated for paddy harvest and production. The intervention, an Africa Development Bank funded project, focuses on food security and poverty alleviation through capacity building to boost local production of Rice, Maize and Wheat in […]
The Anambra Government and Thai Borneo Energy Ltd, Thailand, are collaborating to attract agricultural investment projects valued at 400 million dollars to the state. Mr Billy Ekwunife, Managing Director, Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting with the business group and others in Awka on Monday. Ekwunife […]
The Federal Government, in collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has commenced the distribution of farm inputs to 5,000 farmers in Niger. Alhaji Aliyu Abdulahi, Niger Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known in Bida, Bida Local Government Area, on Saturday, while launching the distribution of inputs to farmers in the […]
In a bid to underscore the importance of diversifying the economy and attracting more industries to Anambra state, Chief Willy Obiano has confirmed that the concise Economic Blueprint, made up of The Four Pillars of Development; including Agriculture, Industrialization, Trade and Commerce and Oil and Gas he developed on assumption of office has started yielding […]
The Federal Government on Friday urged herdsmen to embrace ranches and other modern rearing methods to tap from the huge potential in the diary industry. According to Vanguard, The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made the call in Kaduna, at the 32nd pre-convocation lecture of the Kaduna Polytechnic. Represented by the […]
A civil rights group, Centre for Social Justice, has dragged the Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe before the Federal High Court in Abuja over N25billion egg production contract he awarded to a firm. Vanguard reported that, the group, in the suit marked FCH/ABJ/CS/ 520 /2016, is seeking leave of the […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the “Green Alternative’’, a road map towards diversifying Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbeh, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ogbeh […]
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in the agriculture sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayose, who made the plea in Ado Ekiti while declaring open the 2016 Ekiti Agriculture Summit , said doing so would boost government’s commitment to the […]