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[ad_1] Commercial activities were grounded, yesterday, in Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as indigenes trooped out to pay their last respects to the 10 victims of last month’s attack by suspected herdsmen in the area who were given mass burial. Their remains left the Ughelli Central Hospital, where the […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – Livestock farmers in the country have continued to show excitement on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to the National Assembly to exempt animal feeds from the list of items that would attract payment of the Value Added Tax (VAT).  The farmers said that it is a welcome development that they have been clamouring for, […]

[ad_1]  All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in South West has kicked against the caretaker committee constituted by Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), AFAN’s Board of Trustees’ (BoT) Chairman, thereby calling for its reversal.  Dr. Femi Oke, Chairman of the South West AFAN and the Chairman of the Lagos state chapter while addressing newsmen in Lagos […]

[ad_1]  The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the Nigerian Competitiveness Project (NICOP) is a programme designed to improve the performance, growth and contribution to industry, regional trade and exports of selected value chains and to improve the climate for business at the national and regional levels.  He stated this during the […]

[ad_1]  Food and nutrition security dominated the discussions at the just concluded Senior Policy Seminar hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).  The two-day conference which was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, had the theme: ‘Agriculture and Food Policies for Better Nutrition […]

[ad_1] It has been asserted that yam is the king of crops. Yam is not just a primary and major staple crop in Africa, it is as well a major source of wealth creation for farmers, traders, processors, transporters and exporters. That apart, yam has high cultural value in that it is an integral part […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – Nigerian youths have been advised to embrace farming in order to boost the diversification plan of the Federal Government and increase the sector’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the nation’s economy.  Mr. Olanrewaju Osifeso, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of San Jose Cashew and Cassava Farms Nigeria Limited, gave the advice during the […]

[ad_1] The House of Representatives, on Thursday, unveiled plans to investigate the non-recovery of the sum of N81,502,822,030.31 debt, disbursed to some companies. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on the ‘Need to investigate the usage of funds disbursed by the Bank of Agriculture to Anchor Companies under the Anchor […]

[ad_1] The Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending, NIRSAL, on Wednesday, said corrupt elements that sponsored protesters to storm its head office in Abuja cannot stop Federal Government’s agricultural reforms. This was contained in a Statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, NIRSAL, Anne Ihugba, where the organization said there been an […]

[ad_1] The Lagos State Government said it has suspended the Easter edition of its Eko-City Farmers’ Market earlier scheduled for March 29, at the Tafawa Balewa Square due to the coronavirus. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the suspension were parts of […]

[ad_1] Alhaji Muhammadu Damakka Abubakar is the Executive Director of L&Z Integrated Farms Ltd, producer of L&Z Yoghurt. In this interview, Alhaji Muhammadu, who is also the National President of Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria (CODARAN), speaks on how the nation’s dairy sector can be put in proper shape amid threat by activities of […]

[ad_1] An agriculture expert, Mr Sunday Ido, has harped on the immense but untapped benefits of cassava leaves which can help to generate export income. Ido spoke on the benefits of cassava and its leaves in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The expert said following a research on the nutritional value […]

[ad_1] The Managing Director of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), Zaheera Baba-Ari, has advocated the use of Warehouse Receipt System (WRs) in the trading of agricultural produce. Baba-Ari spoke in Lagos recently at the Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipment Expo, which was co-located with the 6th Nigerian Raw Materials Expo. According to her, Warehouse Receipt System […]

[ad_1] Food security efforts of the country are suffering roadblocks as mechanisation of farm operations with tractors and other equipment urgently requires at least 63,000 additional functional tractors to close the demand and supply gap. A tractor-deficiency assessment reveals that Nigeria needs 70,000 tractors and other mechanical equipment to meet up farm mechanisation services required […]