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The Olofa of Offa, in Kwara State, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Okikiola, Esuwoye II, is a poultry farmer, in this interview, he speaks on the challenges presently facing the sector. You are a king, and also a poultry farmer, what led you into it? From year 2002, before I became Olofa, I woke up one day […]
Collins Nnabuife spoke with the Chairman of the Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG), Sani Dangote, on how best the government can revitalise the agriculture sector through business approach. What have been your achievements in the last two years? In the last two and half years, we started this association, we have been able to bring together […]
Interview with the National President of Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA), Segun Adewumi, on the recent activities in the cassava sector, and how cassava can be used to boost the nation’s economy. There is so much talk about food security and industrial potential of cassava. What can you say about this? Cassava provides over 20 […]
The Executive Director of Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) Dr Oluwasina Olabanji spoke with COLLINS NNABUIFE on the activities of the institute on wheat production especially in Borno State. How has the insurgency affected wheat production in Nigeria? The insurgency in the northeast is very unfortunate, and there is no doubt, it has given us […]
Senator Emmanuel Onwe, a lawyer, human rights activist and former newspaper columnist is the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information. He had an engaging interaction with Vanguard’s editors during a visit to the Lagos headquarters of Vanguard Newspapers, recently. He spoke on the emergence of the home grown Ebonyi Rice as a better alternative to foreign […]
Afoma Adigwe, founder of Uplifting Women through Farming (UWTF) and Uplifting Youth through Agriculture (UYOTA), speaks with COLLINS NNABUIFE on her projects. You have been in this campaign for agriculture for over a decade, what is inspiring you? In 2005 I tried to woo Nigerians in the Diaspora to come and invest in agriculture and […]
The Chairperson, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Kaduna State chapter, Mrs. Jummai Victor, has expressed optimisim in the nation’s quest for self sufficiency in the area of rice production.
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has entered into an agreement with a Hungarian company Agrar-Biothanol to produce 1,333 tonnes of liquid organic fertilizer and 2.66 million litres of ethanol annually as well as 1.2mw electricity. When completed, the electricity produced would cater for thirty percent of the university’s electricity consumption, and enhance agricultural training […]
The export business remains one of the most lucrative endeavours anyone can engage in judging by the abundance of many products that can be exported from Nigeria to many countries across the world. It is also a business that offers lots of room for new entrants to come into it as the industry is still […]
Hon. Oghenekaro Adjarho, is the national chairman, Banana and Plantain Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, in this exclusive interview with Ruth Tene Natsa, he spoke on the need for government to be more involved in banana and plaintain cultivation business and lots more.Excerpts. Are there particular climates to grow plantains? Yes, but in […]
The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for a ban on export of primary farm produce, as part of strategies to grow local production and enhance the value chains of the country’s agricultural investments. The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola He said only innovative ventures in agriculture could make farm produce to […]
Olusegun-Paul-Andrew As the Federal Government renews focus on agriculture as a viable alternative to crude oil, international wealth advisor, chairman of the Advisory Board of the African Wealth Report (AWR) and investor, Mr. Olusegun Paul Andrew, in a recent chat with select journalists in Lagos, outlined the huge potential in agri-processing to generate huge foreign […]
For poultry and animal production to be viable, they must be research-driven, an expert, Dr Olugbenga Ogunwole has said. Ogunwole of the Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, spoke during a a workshop by the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Ibadan. The poultry sector, he said, is one of the sustainable and decent […]