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[ad_1] The Lagos State Government says it has released hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers, as palliatives to support them for the on-going planting season. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, who disclosed this, explained that the donation was part of the state’s efforts at dealing with the problem of food shortage caused […]
[ad_1] To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security, the Federal Government has embarked on a four-year post COVID 19 Agricultural Policy Strategy that will guide modernisation and build resilience in the sector. Deputy Director, Irrigation Agriculture and Crop Development Federal Department of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Abuja, Mrs. […]
[ad_1] Nigeria has in abundance all the basic raw materials needed to produce and package quality toothpicks. All it takes is for investors to identify and harness them and in no time begin to smile to the bank. Market survey shows that toothpicks are in high demand and, of course, have a high turnover. Market […]
[ad_1] No fewer than 29 Fulani herdsmen were massacred by men dressed in military fatigues, in a village in central Mali, a local government official and a Fulani association said on Saturday. The attackers on Friday targeted the village of Binedama in the Mopti region, which has seen dozens of tit-for-tat ethnic massacres over the […]
[ad_1] Kano governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday called on federal government to work toward reviewing the West African Protocols that allow for free movement to stop herdsmen migrating into northern Nigeria. He said the international blockades due to coronavirus pandemic was an opportunity to stop entry of weapons-bearing herdsmen into the country. Ganduje spoke at […]
[ad_1] KANO – Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, has on Saturday called on the Federal government to ban herdsmen from the West African countries and others from coming into the country to end the incessant farmers and herders clashes among other insecurity challenges. This was as he called for the review of the […]
[ad_1] At least 50 million people could face a severe food crisis in West Africa if the current coronavirus pandemic worsens, an official of the UN food body, FAO, has said. Coumba Sow, FAO Resilience Coordinator for West Africa, said in an interview published on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization that the […]
[ad_1] The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has recommended safer and environment-friendly pre-emergence herbicide options for weed control in cassava production in Nigeria. The institute, in a report published June 6, said the herbicides have excellent efficiency against broadleaf weeds and grasses for up to eight weeks after planting cassava when combined with good […]
SaharaReporters has uncovered how Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, Aliyu Abdulhameed, has siphoned close to N1bn using the private bank account of the agency’s Head of Finance, Idris Issa Aweda, as a conduit. Aweda uses three personal bank accounts: FCMB (4986133010), GTB (0245155058), and Stanbic IBTC (0021195810) to receive […]
[ad_1] The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI has distributed agricultural items including seeds, fertilizer and other agric implements to 100 local farmers in three Local Government Areas of Kano state. Delivering an address at the flag-off of the distribution of the items, held at the Secretariat of Kura Local Government […]
[ad_1] The Food and Agriculture Organisation has welcomed a decision by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) council to allocate $1.76 million to tackle critical agriculture and environmental projects in 30 nations. All projects, many climate related, will be co-financed by the governments of Albania, Algeria, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Georgia, Guinea, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, […]
[ad_1] Residents of Oyorokoto, a fishing community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers, have decried the high level piracy and insecurity on the region’s waterways. They are, therefore, calling on the government to immediately deploy security operation for surveillance of the area. Mr Fidelis Ebirien, Chairman, Oyorokoto High Sea Fishermen told the News Agency […]
[ad_1] fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), of the United Nations, reported on Thursday. The report, published on the FAO webpage, shows details of the Food, Price Index, which tracks international prices of the most commonly-traded food commodities. It said while supplies appear strong, demand weakened due […]
As the world celebrates the World Environmental Day 2020, the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has called for increased stakeholders’ collaboration towards restoring biodiversity and preserving the environment. The Alliance, in a statement commemorating this year’s World Environmental Day themed “Celebrate Biodiversity”, reiterated the crucial role of recycling in preserving the environment while urging […]
Agriculturists and financial managers have reiterated that farmers have to be empowered with critical farm inputs such as seeds, fertiliser, insecticides and tools to rev food production. This is just as over 75,000 farmers are to benefit from a post-COVID-19 mitigation strategy aimed at boosting income of smallholder and medium-scaled farmers in Nigeria to avert […]