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[ad_1] Some farmers in the country have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the land border remain closed for the next 10 years. The farmers operating under the auspices of Agricultural Promotion Organisation of Nigeria, APON, made the call during a Solidarity Rally in support of border closure, weekend in Abuja, submitted that […]

[ad_1] The Police Command in Kogi says it has launched a manhunt for some youths that allegedly killed two Fulani herdsmen in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday that the herdsmen were grazing their cows in the bush when the youths […]

[ad_1] Wheat farmers in Kano State have expressed fear that the state may experience shortage of wheat this year due to issues attributed to water availability and lateness in disbursing and accessing the intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Anchor Borrowers scheme. Investigation by our correspondent in the state revealed that […]

[ad_1] The Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), located at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, is 98 years old. The research institute is the largest hub of seed production in the country, with the national mandate of genetic improvement of cowpea, cotton, groundnut, sunflower, Jatropha, maize, sorghum and natural resource management, food and […]

[ad_1] Lingering insecurity and border closure have forced market prices of farm produce, particularly cereals in Katsina State, to remain stagnant, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. Grain dealers said their businesses relied mainly on international markets in Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic; hence it is being affected by the closure of Nigeria’s land borders. […]

[ad_1] The Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) now has a new Board to pilot its affairs since the last one was dissolved in 2015. The Council is now led by Dr. Aishatu Abubakar-Baju, a commissioner in the Nigeria Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. She holds a PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology from the University of […]

[ad_1] A former governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd), has urged the Federal Government to immediately embrace technology for the nation’s agricultural development and food security. He gave the advice in Abuja during a special meeting of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and the inauguration of a 13-man National Working Committee […]

[ad_1] Stakeholders and experts in the agric sector have been advised to engage states and the Federal Government on budget accountability, as the sector touches all lives. This was the position of Oxfam in Nigeria in its Agriculture Budget Trends Analysis Report, where it emphasised the need for the country to bridge the gap in […]

[ad_1] The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Bells University of Technology (BUT), Ota, Ogun State, have signed an agreement to join forces on various aspects of agropreneurship development. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Ota, will see IITA and BUT collaborate on the establishment of an Incubation Hub in Ota to cater […]

[ad_1] The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PANOG), Ogun State Chapter has appealed to the Federal Government to include egg in the meal served school children under the School Feeding Programme. While making the call at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, during a public lecture, the Chairperson of PANOG, Mrs. Blessing Alawode, insisted that the inclusion of egg […]

[ad_1] Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26m to Edo State Government, as part of efforts to facilitate rice production in the state. Addressing journalists during a courtesy visit to the Governor at the Government House in Benin City, for the commissioning and hand-over ceremony, the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yutaka Kikuta […]

[ad_1] A Hydrobiologist/Fish Parasitologist at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Diane Akudo Avoaja has called for strict enforcement of the laws on fishing, especially to prohibit the use of poisons and explosives. Avoaja who made the call while delivering the 49th Inaugural Lecture of the university titled: “Within The Hydrosphere, Fishes And […]

[ad_1]  SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE  LAGOS  Agro-economists like Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the current President of African Development Bank (AfDB), and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), at various forums, suggested vibrant means of lifting Nigerians, especially farmers and small-scale processors, out of poverty.  One of the ways is the approach […]

[ad_1]       Three corpses were found dumped close to the main gate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in the early hours of Friday. Our correspondent learned that the deceased might have been victims of cult clashes and that they were chased to the area by suspected cultists who were on […]