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[ad_1] Lagos – Ahead of the expected completion and commissioning of the Imota rice Mill by December, Lagos State government has trained and empowered rice farmers on good agricultural practices to improve their yields. Abisola Olusanya Acting Commissioner of Agriculture in the state while speaking at the opening ceremony of a three-day capacity building for […]
[ad_1] Ogun State government has reiterated its commitment to key in into the federal government agricultural policy on food security and nutrition strategy in order to address the problem of child malnutrition in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina gave the assurance at a meeting with the representatives of the Federal […]
[ad_1] The Akwa Ibom government has reopened livestock markets which were shut down across the state on May 11, for commercial activities. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to State Government (SSG) who made the announcement in a statement in Uyo on Tuesday, said the reopening took effect from 6am on Tuesday. He said opening of the […]
[ad_1] Top securities dealers in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to expand the agriculture sector to create job opportunities for youths and leverage Commodities Exchanges to grow the country’s foreign exchange earnings, forex, in view of dwindling income from the international oil market. Besides, the Securities Dealers have identified the need to put in […]
[ad_1] The prices of food items rose highest in Zamfara, Kogi and Yobe states in Nigeria in July, the consumer price index released on Monday by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The report revealed that, between June and July, food price inflation was highest in Zamfara at 3.40 per cent , Kogi […]
[ad_1] A Benue Magistrates’ Court sitting in Makurdi, on Monday, remanded a farmer, Terfa Versenor in the correctional centre on the accusation of being in illegal possession of a firearm. The defendant, of High-Level Naka area in Gwer West Local Council of Benue, is being tried for being in possession of a locally-made pistol. The […]
[ad_1] In 2018, when a rice farmer, Lawal Bala, experienced a positive turnaround in his farming business, he was overwhelmed with joy. For Mr Bala, the farming season was worth looking forward to. Now, he enjoys farming more than ever before. This had not always been the case for Mr Bala. “I have a hectare […]
Vice president Dr Constantino Chiwenga took stock of the agricultural projects around the country last week A green maize field in Middle Sabi. Measures to revitalise the agricultural sector, including increasing the area under production are pivotal to achieve food self-sufficiency and save foreign currency by reducing imports. There are efforts to wean the sector […]
Owning and running your own farm is a dream that only few are able to achieve. What is it that sets the dream apart from the reality? You need to be able to identify possible challenges that you may face and know how to tackle them when or even before they arise. If you are […]
[ad_1] smoked fish Twenty-nine months after the United States of America (USA) placed a ban on catfish imports from Nigeria, the country has lost over N20b as many farmers and investors have been forced to abandon the industry. President of the Catfish Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Rotimi OIoye, who disclosed this to The Guardian […]
As the global pandemic, coronavirus also known as COVID-19 keep spreading, it has really caused great havoc and adverse impact on cocoa farmers in the rural areas; as they have no or limited access to farm inputs, cocoa seedlings and agrochemical to maintain their farms as the main crop season is fast approaching. To tackle […]
[ad_1] Approval to kill up to 840 sea lions in a portion of the north-western U.S.’ Columbia River and its tributaries during the next five years to boost the survival of salmon and steelhead at risk of extinction is expected from federal officials on Friday. The kill programme has been in the works since Congress […]
[ad_1] Ibadan – Oyo State government has commenced training of youths in rural communities towards achieving self-sufficiency in food production and also empower households with entrepreneurial skills. This was disclosed at a training for various sets of youth groups, which was held at Ayete, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday. The […]
[ad_1] Lagos – The Ikeja Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) has said that it has concluded arrangements to train members in how to become effective and efficient tomato farmers. Ambassador Edward Olutoke, the president of ICCIA, said that the training would take place on August 15 2020 at the chamber’s headquarters in Ikeja, […]
[ad_1] Edo State Government has announced plans to raise a new generation of farmers who will set the pace for agricultural revolution in the State. Governor Godwin Obaseki dropped the hint when he paid an on-the-spot assessment to Sobe farms in Owan West Local Government Area of the State on Friday. He admitted that despite […]