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A group of armed herdsmen injured an officer during an attack on a police convoy in Kirikassamma local government area of Jigawa State. The police were sent in after the residents reported that some herdsmen had invaded their communities and were ravaging farms and stealing crops in the area. Residents who spoke with Premium Times […]
The Country Director of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) , Suffyan Koroma, has warned that about six million Nigerians may face acute food insecurity in 2020 if nothing is done about the current rising population of Nigerians facing food insecurity. Koroma says Nigeria currently harbours about 4.02 million people confronted with acute food security – […]
Agriculture experts have called for collaboration among the government, research institutes, farmers and processors in order to reap the economic benefits in the agric Industry. They acknowledged the importance of creating sustainable agriculture systems that would encourage improved yield while speaking at the International Conference and Expo on Research and Innovations in Agriculture 2019 in […]
Six directors of the Dangote Flour Mills PLC have resigned from the board of the company, paving way for a recomposition and appointment of four new members. A regulatory filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday dated November 4 announced that the Chairman of the Board and non-Executive director, Asue Ighodalo, resigned with five […]
Mr Femi Oke, Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos chapter, on Monday commended the Federal Government for the continuous closure of land borders. Oke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that the closure had motivated farmers to carry out more production to meet the increasing demands, describing it as […]
Tanzania plays host to a critical continental convention on food safety that opened today in Arusha, Tanzania – the 1st Aflasafe for Africa Conference, fighting aflatoxin in food with the theme Business meets research, for safer food in Africa. This is Aflasafe dyed blue with food colour to avoid confusion with sorghum to eat. The […]
The National Gender Policy will improve food security reduce poverty and sustain the livelihoods of men and women who rely on agricultural value chains for common good, says Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. Nanono disclosed this during the launch of the policy document in Abuja, stating that the event was targeted […]
Consumers of rice have been assured that the price of the staple would soon fall in Nigerian markets owing to the bumper harvest recorded by farmers this farming season. Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production in the country, made this known on Monday during an interaction with rice […]
Hon. Mustapha Shehuri, Minister of State for agriculture commended the Federal Government on its border closure policy,saying it has increased local rice production and created more jobs. Shehuri disclosed this at the weekend during his visit to the Livestock House of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Kaduna State.He, however, assured farmers […]
The Chief Executive, Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Dr Olufemi Oladunni, sees export at the forefront of the nation’s improved foreign exchange. He supports discussions focused on maintaining Nigeria’s competitiveness within the global trade and export finance market. He shares his thoughts with DANIEL ESSIET How can the nation’s agriculture sector take advantage of […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, at the weekend, disclosed that farmers will soon purchase farming equipment at 50 per cent discount. Shehuri stated this while on a visit to Livestock House, Mando, Kaduna State, where he acknowledged commitment of farmers in the North-West zone on food production despite […]
The President of Africa Development Bank (ADB) Adewumi Adesina has disclosed that, if properly nurtured, the agricultural sector would be producing the next generation billionaires in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. He also described that one of the important areas ripe for entrepreneurship is the agricultural sector, stressing that the size of Agribusiness in […]
For the Department of Education (DepEd), the interest in agriculture should start at the basic education level so learners would have “lasting” passion about it. “For us in the Department of Education, it is most important to promote agriculture to our youth by integrating it in basic education programs,” said Education Secretary Leonor Briones in […]
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invest in agriculture, particularly cassava, soybean, cowpea and plantain to help Africa cut down annual food imports estimated at $50b. Obasanjo spoke during the official inauguration of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Kalambo research station in Bukavu, Democratic […]
For Nigeria’s agriculture sector to be at par with countries like Israel, the Netherland and others that have recorded huge success, the Federal Government must ensure sustainable financing of all sectors involved in agriculture research and development. Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, disclosed this in Lagos. Nwanze spoke at the […]