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Functional irrigation facilities: The Managing Director of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Dr Adeniyi Saheed Aremu, has raised the alarm for extra investments in irrigation services to guarantee high production of quality agricultural produce within the nation. Speaking during the opening ceremony of a week-long capability constructing on irrigation farming, organised by the […]
Dr. Martin Eduvie, Head of Training, National Water Institute (NWRI) Kaduna, warned farmers not to use wastewater for irrigation. He said on Saturday in Kaduna to the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) that some farmers rely on water from drains, toilets, septic tanks or pasture, including irrigation, which are not ideal for agriculture. He said that […]
Iseyin Dam Irrigation activities are yet to reach their peak at the Ikere Gorge dam in Iseyin, Oyo State, about 36 years since the dam became operational. The dam, managed by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, was constructed to, among other things, provide water for irrigation activities in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. […]
In line with its diversification programme and part of efforts to make Osun state the food basket of the West, the Osun State Government has embarked on all year round farming through massive irrigation system. The initiative was aimed at fulfilling one of the six-point integral action plan of the present administration, which is to […]