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[ad_1] Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, has made seizure of some contrabands worth N171,001,782. The smuggled items include Cannabis, bags if fertilizers, Premium Motor Spirit, bales of used dresses, used tyres and several bags of parboiled imported rice. This was disclosed by the Comptroller of Customs, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Mrs Helen Ngozi. According to her, […]
US-based Farmers Business Network (FBN) is expanding to Australia after announcing the acquisition of local startup Farmsave. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, though FBN co-founder Charles Baron confirmed to AFN that the Farmsave brand will be discontinued. All of the acquired company’s existing employees will remain in place as the new FBN […]
[ad_1] Farmers under the auspices of Edo State Concerned Farmers Association, on Monday, protested in Abuja over alleged misuse of the sum of ₦75 Billion Naira Agricultural Loans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration of Edo State. The group of Edo farmers led by comrade Afeiye Muhammed claimed that the loans were procured from the […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja said there were active weather systems currently observed over parts of Borno, Abuja, Kogi, Taraba and some parts of the southeast. According to the weather outlook, there are chances […]
[ad_1] MAIZE farmers in the country would anytime soon have cause to smile as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would intensify its support to them in order to meet up with the production of 12.5 million metric tons of maize in the country in the next 18 months. Head, Development […]
It’s one of the top agricultural producers, as well as having one of the world’s most urbanized populations. It’s a high-tech society with a reputation for innovation; but is also the driest place on Earth, where water is a rare and precious commodity and bushfires are an almost yearly occurrence. Given all this, you’d expect […]
[ad_1] The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have called for concerted global action to halt the spread of a deadly pig disease, African Swine Fever (ASF). The agencies called on countries and development partners to join forces to fight the disease through the […]
[ad_1] Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin, Director, Programme Development and Commercialization at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has called on African leaders to resist the temptation of overregulating products derived from New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs). Dr Okogbenin who spoke on re-directing plant breeding for speed and focus in Africa for food nutrition and security during […]
[ad_1] Elite Igbo group, Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF, led by Professor Uzodinma Nwala, has said no fewer than 400 villages in the South-East have been taken over by rogue herdsmen, and the governors in the region are to blame for it. ADF called the development “excesses of the herdsmen in the South-East zone,” noting that […]
[ad_1] Jos – Over the years, protracted conflicts have occurred between farmers and herders in Plateau State and the crux of the matter had always been fighting over needed resources to support their respective trades. These squabbles though minimal in the past have taken diverse dimensions and criminality and vindictiveness take centre stage in recent […]
[ad_1] The National Fish Association of Nigeria says fish farmers in Nigeria are in distress, urging the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare a state-of-emergency and revamp the fisheries and aquaculture subsector in the country. Its President,Dr Gabriel Ogunsanya, told Daily Trust on Sunday that during the first two months of the COVID-19 lockdown, fish […]
[ad_1] Head of Agro-Economy, FEMI IBIROGBA, takes a look at the history of the Bank of Agriculture, its mandate and the realities of inefficiency, failures and unmet expectations as Nigeria needs more food to feed the growing population, cut down on importation and create more job opportunities with industrialisation of crops. Credit is one of […]
[ad_1] Farmers under the aegis of Maize Growers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN) on Sunday applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stopping maize importation to boost local production. Some of the farmers, who spoke with the Newsmen in Abuja, described the move as a step in the right direction. The National […]
[ad_1] Like other commodity farmers suffering from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, vegetable farmers have continued to count their losses due to low patronage. The Guardian learnt that due to the perishable nature of the produce, huge losses are recorded daily as vegetables are often sold at give-away prices at farm gates and market […]
[ad_1] The Edo State government has said fertilisers, crop protection products and cassava cuttings have been given to 3,500 farmers under the state’s Independent Farmers Initiative (IFI) to boost food security in the state and stimulate post-coronavirus economy. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Richard Uyi Edebiri, who disclosed this during the inauguration […]