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[ad_1] Various smallholder farmers in Oyo State have received different categories of Kenaf, yam and cocoa seedlings as part of the Federal Government’s coronavirus pandemic palliative. Just as the Anambra State chairman of the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Mr Simeon Nwafor, has assured that 535 farmers in the state will receive inputs worth over […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has rolled out a five-year strategic action plan to tackle soil degradation promotion and sustainable soil management to enhance food and nutrition security in the country. The five-year strategic plan, to be implemented between 2020 and 2025, has five thematic pillars, including promoting sustainable management of soil resources for […]
[ad_1] PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari appears dead serious about his intention to stop the allocation of precious foreign exchange to food importation by promoting local production. But there are contradictions that must be sorted out. Buhari’s newest initiative which could help stave off hunger crisis as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (which necessitated massive lockdowns) […]
[ad_1] Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has urged the Nigerian Army to assist in reducing the clash between farmers and herdsmen in the State. Ikpeazu, who stated this while receiving the General Officer Commanding, 82 Division of the Nigeria Army, Enugu, Major General Lasisi Adegboye, at Government House, Umuahia, commended the Army for assisting […]
[ad_1] Nigerian Police and other security agencies have been urged by the Senate to carry out comprehensive investigation into the attack by suspected herdsmen on Echori and Itakpa communities in Benue State. The Senate said the police and her sister agencies should arrest perpetrators of the dastardly act. The resolution of the upper legislative chamber […]
“If you build it; the funding will come.” It might not be the exact quote that drove Kevin Costner to build a baseball diamond in an Iowa cornfield in Field of Dreams, but it is the advice that many founders and entrepreneurs are following as they look for locations for their agtech startup businesses. Businesses […]
[ad_1] The Police Command in Yobe has advised farmers in the state to beware of landmines while cultivating crops on their farms. The Spokesman for the Command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, gave the warning in a statement in Damaturu. He said the warning became necessary in view of the recent explosion that injured a farmer, Mr […]
[ad_1] A middle-aged woman who was allegedly raped to coma in a farmland at Ebenebe in Awka North local government area of Anambra State by suspected herdsmen has reportedly died in her home state of Ebonyi. The woman, whose name was given as Agnes Okekpe from Abakaliki local government area was said to be working […]
[ad_1] As hoteliers in Lagos State, on the platform of Hotel Owners and Managers Association of Lagos, HOMAL, call for the release of reopening protocols to enable members to go back to business, farmers are counting their losses to the continued closure of the sector over COVID-19. General Manager of Tuns Farms, Osogbo, Osun State, […]
[ad_1] PricewaterhouseCoopers, a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to make available more palliatives for farmers in the country to mitigate the effect of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. PwC, in its recently released publication titled: “Responding to the Impact of COVID-19 on […]
[ad_1] The Special Adviser to Gov. Samuel Ortom on Information and Orientation, Mr James Uloko, has called on Benue farmers to embrace mechanised farming. Uloko made the call on Tuesday in Makurdi during the distribution of maize and other farm inputs to 1,738 farmers organised by Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) in conjunction with Central […]
Major seed and ag chemicals provider Syngenta is adding another initiative to the ongoing list of corporate sustainability commitments sweeping big food and big agribusiness after the results of a farmer survey revealed deep concerns about the impact of climate change. The announcement also happens to come on the heels of 2020’s Pollinator Week. Through […]
[ad_1] The Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday that Air strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki at Kasuwan Ango Community in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State have resulted in the disruption of the activities of a group of armed bandits including two foreigners operating in the area. The successful […]
[ad_1] The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a $200 million syndicated Murabaha financing agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a multilateral financial institution established by African governments and institutional investors. The facility seeks to help African countries address some of the economic impacts […]
[ad_1] Gombe state chapter of the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has decried the non-release of fund allocated for SWOFON in the 2020 state budget. The lamentation was made on Monday by the leadership of SWOFON while Addressing a press conference in Gombe through its chairperson, Mrs Airudia Mamman who said that […]