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The closure of Nigeria’s land borders has opened a vista of opportunities for poultry farmers, the Coordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers’ Exhibition, Mr Dele Toyin, said on Sunday. Toyin said the closure had given local poultry farmers access to markets. He, however, noted that the development was a challenge to the farmers to […]
CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele during his speech at the first convocation lecture of Edo State University, Iyamho, Auchi. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has urged the people of Edo and fellow Nigerians to pay attention to the maximum opportunities available in cultivation and processing of palm oil. According to Emefiele, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the joint border operations code-named Exercise Swift Response which has led to the total shutdown of land frontiers across the country. The land borders are expected to be reopened on January 31, 2020, thus dashing the hopes of entrepreneurs in the West African region who were optimistic […]
The Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, in collaboration with Premier Feed Mills, has enlightened secondary school students in Abeokuta, on importance of egg to human health. At an event organised to celebrate the 2019 World Egg Day, Director of AMREC, Prof. Dorcas Adegbite, represented by […]
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has disclosed that it has introduced a facility called Goseed to smallholder farmers in the country which will allow it to distribute seeds directly to the farmers rather than with government-owned agencies. With the Goseed, it will enable farmers to have unrestricted access to seeds developed by the […]
The National Biosafety Management in conjunction with the Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) has commenced a series of trainings to properly equip Biosafety Regulators on how best to regulate the emerging technology – genome editing. Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the NBMA, Dr Rufus Ebegba, while speaking at the opening of the workshop emphasized that […]
A group of scientists, researchers, technology innovators and agribusiness owners have charged the government and those in the private sector to create a more robust partnership that will propagate research milestone and innovations in order to have an economically efficient agriculture sector. The group who converged at the International Conference and Expo on Research and […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, yesterday listed various steps that the ministry under his supervision is taking to enhance agricultural productivity across the country, in order to deliver greater value for the nation’s teeming populace. Receiving the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of Media Trust Limited, Malam Mannir Dan-Ali who led a delegation […]
In a move to promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a €40 million deal. The deal, which will kick off in 2020, is a five-year programme with focus on developing sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and […]
– From 175 companies in 1980 to 25 in 2019 – FG wades in with N100b interventions – Security outfits to source uniforms from local coy – Interventions can create massive jobs-Experts Major players in the Cotton, Textiles and Garments (CTG) industry in Nigeria have frowned at what they call the continued decrease in the […]
The Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) has said that the country’s annual fish production capacity of N1.1 million metric tonnes is ‘abysmal.’ Dr Agbabiaka Adegoke, National President of the society, stated this in Abakaliki during the 34th Annual Conference of the society. The theme of the conference is ‘’Fisheries and Aquaculture: A catalyst for Nigeria’s […]
Vuong Dinh Hue, the Vietnamese deputy prime minister, has requested that his country be allowed to increase rice imports into Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress, the diplomat said his country would like to increase trade cooperation with Nigeria. Soha, a Vietnamese news platform, quoted […]
Agrarian communities of Engenni, Ahoada, Joinkrama, Ndoni, Omoku, Egi, Etche, Obite, Egbeda, Oyigbo, Okarki, Mbiama, Ukwuizi and a host of others are counting their losses as a result of perennial flooding in the areas. Some of the affected communities are said to have started early harvest of farm crops as a result of rampaging flooding. […]
A Plant Virologist, Prof. Lava Kumar said on Tuesday that some viruses such as cassava mosaic, maize streak and cassava brown streak have been established to constitute major threats to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kumar, the Head, Germplasm Health Unit and Virologist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, said this at the national […]
About two months ago, the Nigerian government announced the closure of the country’s land borders to all goods. According to the country’s Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Hameed Ali, this was done to stem the influx of smuggled goods, especially rice and tomatoes, into the country. The border closure is an economic aberration as most […]