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[ad_1] To promote the structuring of agricultural produce marketing for traceability and quality assurance, Lagos State Government has inaugurated a new Food Market at Agbalata, in Badagry Local Government Area. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who unveiled the market, said the new FADADA Food Market would also promote availability of […]
[ad_1] Before the introduction of the Anchor Borrower Programme in 2015, rice farming was at the verge of collapse in Kebbi State, having dropped to as low as 1.5 tonnes per hectare, and there was a complete absence of off-takers. Pathetically, in the same year, the price of the commodity crashed, with a bag sold […]
[ad_1] Some commissioners for agriculture have called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ban the use of paraquat for weed control in the country. Paraquat is a chemical herbicide or weed killer that is highly toxic and used all over the world. It is also known by the […]
[ad_1] Dry season farmers in Jos, the Plateau State capital, have expressed optimism of bountiful yields. The farmers, who came from other local government areas to Jos for dry season farming, said they made a minimum of N100,000 before returning home. They cultivated lands along areas like the Lamingo dam and planted different varieties of […]
[ad_1] A team from Flour Mills Nigeria Plc is in Nasarawa State to carry out feasibility studies on a land to be used for the establishment of a multi crop processing zone and the cultivation of cassava and sugarcane. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Paul Miyonmide Gbededo, disclosed this during a […]
[ad_1] The Nasarawa State government, Azman Rice Farms Limited and Umaisha community of Toto Local Government Area have signed a tripartite agreement for a 14,000ha land for the cultivation of rice. Commenting after signing the agreement, Governor Abdullahi Sule, said his dream was to see the people of the state have something to do. He […]
[ad_1] Uneasy calm reigns in Uwheru Kingdom of Delta State where armed herdsmen reportedly abducted at least 10 farmers/fishermen, executed them and buried them in their enclave inside the bush. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, alleged that the herdsmen, accompanied by unidentified army personnel, stormed the […]
[ad_1] A policeman, who participated in the rescue operation of victims involved in penultimate week Saturday’s attack on farmers in Agadama, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, has recounted their encounter with suspected rogue herdsmen who, he said, warned them against entering their (herdsmen) enclave. The rescue team, made up of policemen, soldiers […]
[ad_1] ADO-EKITI – The renewed commitment of the Kayode Fayemi-led administration in Ekiti State towards revamping the agricultural had begun to pay off as foreign investors have shown interest in the sector. The governor, in his second coming inaugural speech, had promised to build on his initial policies which made agriculture more attractive to the youths […]
[ad_1] The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said farmer-herder conflicts require a real-time, practically-oriented solution. Malami said this on Saturday at the AB Dikko memorial symposium held in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi. In a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, SA Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General, issued in Abuja, […]
[ad_1] For residents of Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, the fear of Fulani herdsmen is the beginning of wisdom. They have now resorted to going to their farms in the middle of the night between 1am and 3am when the herdsmen are already sleeping after taking their herds for […]
[ad_1] Thirteen herdsmen were on Friday remanded in Ekiti prison by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ court over alleged unlawful possession of firearms to kidnap. Those arraigned are, Abubakar Ali, Salisu Isah, Okasa Musa, Yususa Sani, Abu Magaji, Umar Magaji, Adamu Shelihu, Umar Sefiu, Sale Musa, Mustapha Usman, Musa Isah, Mutaka Wa and Usman Abubakar. The […]
[ad_1] The Edo State Government has scheduled a public hearing of stakeholders across the three Senatorial Districts of the state to find lasting solutions to clashes between farmers and herders in the state. In a statement, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet, Mrs Julie Olatunji on behalf of the Secretary to the State Government, said the stakeholders meeting […]
[ad_1] Leadership of the Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Bauchi State Chapter has expressed dismay over the ugly development of incessant clashes between herders and farmers that has claimed many innocent lives. The newly elected leadership of MACBAN in the state said that the dispute between farmers and Fulani herdsmen has […]
[ad_1] Farming: The Kaduna State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says it will partner the Institute of Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to boost food production in the state. Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, the state Chairman of the Association made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Friday […]