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[ad_1] The Federal government says it is set to mechanize agricultural production because the involvement of youths in the sector will ensure food security, create jobs, and increase foreign exchange earnings for the country. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu disclosed this when he received the Director-General and National Coordinator of Nigerian […]
[ad_1] The Secretary, Onion Farmers Association of Nigeria, Aliyu Umar, has called for more investment in onion farming in order to cash in on its potential and opportunities. Mr Umar made the call during the planting of high yielding onion seedlings at Tunga village in Rabba Local Government Area of Sokoto State, on Tuesday. He […]
[ad_1] To commemorate the 19th anniversary of the O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation on September 21st, the foundation launched the Rural Agriculture Intervention Scheme for Sustainable Enterprise (RAISE) at Elibrada, a predominantly agrarian community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The RAISE project according to Dr. Mrs. Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs, the Chairman Board […]
[ad_1] Following the kidnap of 40 farmers in Zamfara State, weekend, the National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, Monday, called on the government to bulldoze forest bandits use as a hideout. Kabir made the call in a statement signed by himself and made available to Vanguard, where he lamented the […]
[ad_1] The police on Monday arraigned two herders in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Iseyin, Oyo State, over alleged farm invasion and malicious damage to crops. The police charged Yusuf Sadiqu, 43, and Ismaila Tala,49, with illegal invasion and malicious damage. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Shaib Shedrack told the Court that the defendants committed the […]
[ad_1] “There are incidents of floods in most parts of the country, where much of the food is produced, like we have in Kebbi state; we have also seen growing conflicts over land resources; “ Yet many farmers still face challenges related to market access and these affect farming and food production. According to the […]
Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), Bunge Limited’s specialty oils and fats business, has opened shea butter processing facility in Tema, Ghana, with the launch of the Where Life Grows campaign, which celebrates the company’s efforts to build a resilient and sustainable shea supply chain in Africa The company has launched Where Life Grows campaign to protect […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc), in collaboration with Royal Exchange General Insurance Company (REGIC), has developed the Hybrid Multi-Peril Crop Indemnity-Index Insurance (HM-II). A statement from NIRSAL said the move will have a significant positive impact on agricultural productivity and assure income for farmers. The new product, launched […]
Crover has developed a robot that can ‘swim’ through cereals and grains to monitor their condition while they are still in storage Crover has been developing the robot that can take accurate temperature and moisture measurements as it travels through the grain. (Image source: Jim Witkowski/Unsplash) This is a first-of-its-kind robotic grain monitoring solution and […]
[ad_1] Over 3,000 day-old chicks were left to die under the sun, on Thursday, inside a vehicle impounded illegally by task force officials in Imo State. The incident which happened in Owerri has been attributed to a rash decision by two police officers and three task force officials who were insisting that the vehicle should have […]
[ad_1] Gunmen, weekend, raided Gobirawan Cali community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapping over 40 peasant farmers. A villager told the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Hausa Service that the gunmen stormed the communities, shooting sporadically, as inhabitants ran into the bush to avoid being hit by bullets. According to the villager, “they […]
[ad_1] • Advocates say, ‘No food security without constitutional backing’ As prices of food items skyrocket due to production, storage, processing, and marketing challenges, lawmakers and policymakers have been called upon to make the right to food a human right in the constitution, without which there can be no food security and agribusiness development in Nigeria. […]
[ad_1] COVID-19: Catfish without buyers at a farm in Ogun State The Federal Government, on Saturday, urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector to collaborate with governments at all levels to minimise post-harvest losses of farm produce being recorded in the country. Dr Muazu AbdulKadir, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made the […]
[ad_1] Multi-peril insurance coverage for food and cash crop production has been identified as one of the ways to minimise losses of farmers and get them back to business, as farms are ravaged by droughts, floods, herders, and other disasters which have threatened food sufficiency and discouraged thousands of farmers. Cases of farm destruction by […]
[ad_1] Governor Udom Emmanuel. Photo: MRUDOMEMMANUEL Corporate farm investors have been enjoined to partner with Akwa Ibom State government to boost food production in the state. Mr Amos Udom, Senior Adviser to the Governor on Project Monitoring, made the call when he paid a visit to Mr Arnold Smith, the Chief Operating Officer of Pandagric […]