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[ad_1] Oyo State government has said its focus in agriculture is different from what is contained in the document left behind by the Abiola Ajimobi-led government. Speaking with The Guardian in Ibadan, the Executive Adviser to the Governor on Agribusiness, Dr. Debo Akande, said though the document contained some information, the Seyi Makinde-led administration was […]
[ad_1] Singapore-based agribusiness Olam has secured loans worth $176 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the World Bank‘s investment arm – and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Olam will deploy the capital to boost the smallholder-dominated commodity crop sector across Asia and Africa. This will include a drive towards more widespread use of […]
[ad_1] Three Fulani herdsmen including nine cows have been reported killed in Egume, Dekina local government council of Kogi State by yet to be identified gunmen. The Kogi State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACB, led by its state chairman, Wakili Yusuf Damina disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday. Speaking on […]
[ad_1] Benue State Government has arrested about 406 Fulani herdsmen and impounded 6,842 cattle since December 2018. Disclosing this to newsmen in Makurdi at the weekend, the Commander of the State Livestock Guard, Mr Linus Zaki said that the arrested herdsmen were handed over to police authority for onward prosecution in the court of law. […]
[ad_1] Since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11, much of our news has been dominated by the economic and social impact of the disease. We have heard this thrown around a lot; that the coronavirus is the ‘great equaliser’. Now, while it is true that the […]
[ad_1] • I’ve Lost Over N1.95m To Wastage — Vsla • My Grains Have Been Decaying In Store —Bagudo • Agro Exporters Badly Affected — Iyama • Plateau Farmers Need N200m As Compensation — Enoch • I Lost 10,000 Yam Tubers, 50,000 Lying In Store—Ajoko Umar Kalo Vsla is a watermelon farmer in Damana community, […]
[ad_1] The present public forests in Nigeria were acquired between 1900 and 1970 and embraces 100,000km2 or 11 per cent of the total land area. This is according to a document obtained from the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC). The forests consist of eight vegetation types, some of which are closely related. […]
[ad_1] Farmers in the hinterlands of Cross River State have received agricultural inputs from a Japanese agricultural support group, the Sasakawa Africa Association. The trainings and supports are to bolster their farm yields and enable them to produce in larger quantities so that they can become agro allied entrepreneurs. The Sasakawa experts said their support […]
[ad_1] There is utter outrage and disquiet in Benue state at the moment over the spate of communal crisis and herdsmen attacks in parts of the state in the last few weeks amid the scourge of the novel Coronavirus pandemic that has precipitated a sharp downturn in the economic fortunes of the ordinary man. Sadly […]
[ad_1] A fish farmer, Mr Lere Bello, has advised Nigerians to go back to farming to mitigate famine and boost food production post COVID-19 pandemic. Bello gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Saturday. He said that food was one of the basic needs of life […]
[ad_1] Lagos State Government said it has distributed one ton of Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR) – Y (Yellow) hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers despite fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Downy Mildew and Leaf Streak are diseases that destroy the maize seeds thereby affecting farmers’ harvest but this […]
The resilience of the livelihoods of African farmers who constitute nearly 65% of the population will inevitably be tested during and after the pandemic. Nevertheless, it is our opined view that technological innovations can contribute to management of the pandemic and to mitigate its negative impacts. In managing the disease, the killer blow to COVID-19 […]
[ad_1] 24-year old Daniel James, an indigene of Akwa Ibom State and a resident of Akure cheated death after he was attacked with a machete severally on the head by some suspected Fulani herdsmen along Imafo axis of Akure, the capital city of Ondo State on Thursday. Daniel, who survives on the daily returns […]
As a company committed to improving livelihoods in its communities, Nestlé Nigeria has contributed over N700 million (seven hundred million naira) to support the COVID-19 response efforts in Nigeria. This donation includes nutritious food and beverage products worth N450 million to reach more than 600,000 vulnerable people, most impacted by the crisis. The company has […]
Nestlé Nigeria has donated food and beverages worth N50 million (Fifty million naira) to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF). This presentation in Abuja is part of the company’s contribution of over N700 million, comprising product and cash donations, towards the national response efforts led by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Established by […]