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The Gombe State government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has commenced a campaign against quelea birds in parts of the state. Launching the campaign, the state Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Dahiru Buba Biri, said the exercise will check and reduce the menace of quelea birds. He said the prompt intervention by the […]
Intensifies calls for patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised the alarm over increased smuggling of unwholesome food items into the country occasioned by the approaching festive season. A statement signed by the Director of Information in the ministry, Blessing Lere-Adams said: “The attention of the Ministry of […]
Egg breakage by layer chickens is something most poultry farmers are familiar with. An expert, Musa Abdulrahman of National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), noted that the trend is an acquired behaviour which doesn’t necessarily have a causative agent, adding however that a number of reasons could lead to it. Abdulrahman pointed out that the […]
Catfish farmers using earthen ponds, surface tanks, plastic tanks etc. often face the challenge of high fingerlings mortality rates when raising them. As such, utmost care need to be exercised in handling these fragile fishes in order to optimise production and profit. A healthy pond grooms healthy fishes. Prior to stocking, 250kg of lime should […]
The Nigeria Senate has advocated for establisment of National Animal Identification and Management Bureau for proper tracking of animal livestocks in Nigeria. The draft bill, which was presented on Tuesday at the Public hearing on Agriculture and Rural Development by Senator Abu Ibrahim representing Katsina South Senatorial district, was a follow up to Nigeria’s membership […]
The chairperson of Ogun State chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mrs Blessing Isioma Alawode, yesterday, said the poultry industry almost folded up this year due to high cost of grains, especially maize. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust at the just concluded Poultry Show in Abeokuta, the state capital, Mrs Alawode […]
Following a recent claim by the Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Prof Olufemi Peters that Nigerian farmers and agro-based companies spend USD400 million annually on pesticides, Daily Trust examines the situation and discusses with experts on possible alternatives as to how the country can be self-reliant on pesticide formulation to […]
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on the Yobe Government to protect grazing reserves and cattle routes in the state against encroachment by farmers. The Yobe MACBAN Chairman, Alhaji Garba Mirwa, made the call in Damaturu on Friday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that […]
Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu paid a visit to Dairy Giant, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, makers of Peak and Three Crowns milk, to explore the potential for livestock breeding, local milk sourcing and development to boost revenue drive and the livelihood of farmers in Kebbi State. During the visit, Governor Bagudu received insight into […]
Poultry farmers participating in the ongoing Poultry Show in Abeokuta were excited at the exhibition of water resistance paper egg tray which the manufacture says is purely made of paper instead of plastic. Most of the participants, mainly poultry farmers made bulk purchase of the new crates, which they said would help to protect their […]
The President Animal Care Konsult, Dr. Olatunde Agbato, has identified wrong market perception of white eggs as major reason why poultry farmers in the country don’t grow birds that lay such eggs. Dr. Agbato, who spoke at the ongoing Poultry Show in Abeokuta, regretted that stakeholders in the industry have also failed to invest in […]
Poultry farmers in the country have been advised against resorting to pettish practice, in a bid to earn big profits. The President of the Animal Care Services Konsult, Dr. Olatunde Agbato, who delivered paper on the ‘Efficiency in Production as a tool to survive a Recession in the Poultry Industry,’ at the ongoing Poultry Show […]
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, Mr. Semiu Alao, yesterday, said the poultry industry in Nigeria is at present going through difficult times. Alao who spoke at the ongoing Nigeria Poultry Show in Abeokuta, the state capital, noted that the major problem facing the sector remained sourcing for inputs. He, […]
…advocate establishment of poultry produce board Major stakeholders in the poultry industry have besieged Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to participate in this year’s Nigeria Poultry Show, tagged “Abeokuta 2017”, which kicked off in the ancient city yesterday. The annual event usually affords poultry farmers, policy and input makers, as well as other interests in […]
…Say unsold chickens worth N2.5bn rotting in cold rooms Poultry farmers at the ongoing Nigeria Poultry Show in Abeokuta, Ogun State, say activities of smugglers are crippling the poultry industry in the country. One of the farmers and immediate past President of the Poultry Farmers Association (PAN), Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, said 75 per cent of […]