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Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has restated his administration’s commitment to developing agriculture towards the industrialisation of the state. He added that government had embarked on a massive agro-industrial transformation to accelerate economic growth in the state. READ MORE: Delta Govt warns Palm, Rubber plantation owners against withholding staff wages Ayade, during a visit to […]
Lovers of yam may have to pay higher for the popular root crop this year in Enugu State as the price has gone up by 40 per cent. This is according to a market survey conducted by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Enugu. NAN report that 100 tubers of yam known in […]
The Moringa Farmers and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MFAN), says it plans to engage over 300,000 youths in moringa farming as part of its efforts to tackle unemployment in the country. MFAN President, Mr Michael Ashimashiga made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), in Abuja on Sunday. Ashimashiga said that […]
The Director General, Premier Agribusiness Academy, Mr. Francis Toromade, has revealed that for agribusiness to become profitable in Nigeria, there is need for farmers to acquire cognitive skill and knowledge of human capital development, marketing and sales of agric products as well as logistics and supply chain management through continuous training and learning. The agribusiness […]
Officials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) and representatives of the Nasarawa State government have met and agreed on modalities for accessing a N1.5bn credit facility to assist youths across the state in establishing agribusinesses. Chairman of the committee set up by the state […]
African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), a forum for African agriculture, has brought together stakeholders in the agriculture sector to deliberate on policies to help attain inclusive and sustainable agriculture across the continent. The four day event, being held in Accra, is being attended by experts in agriculture, media and information communication technology. Mr Zhang Junqi, […]
CropIT Nigeria Limited (CropIT) in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have concluded plans to launch a robust digital platform that will impact more than 5,000,000 farmers and over 100,000 agricultural extension officers. The initiative, which is grounded in the agricultural firm’s innovation partnership approach, will support the expansion of high-impact, digitally-enabled […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and governors of the 36 states of the federation on Thursday agreed to pool resources to develop the agricultural potentials in their domains and create jobs. At a meeting in Abuja attended by the governors, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the collaboration with the governors was a continuation […]
…as FG considers exporting NPK 20-20 fertilizer The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, Friday, assured farmers of subsidized fertilizer rate for farmers’ affordability and accessibility in the 2020 wet season planting. This was disclosed by the Chairman, PFI, who also is the Governor of Jigawa State, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, during a courtesy visit to the Minister […]
…It’s an act of God—Miyetti Allah …It’s a natural disaster— Police No fewer than 36 cows, belonging to a herdsman identified as Ladam, were struck dead, Saturday, by lightning at Ijare sacred hill in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. Ladan, who is based in Kwara State, had come to the hill, known as […]
The National Economic Council on Thursday approved N100bn as budget for the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (2019 to 2028). The NEC, which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, gave the approval during its meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The approval came after the meeting attended by state governors considered a […]
Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation (SWOFON) have attributed most challenges facing farming by women is the activities of “political farmers’’ while claiming that 70 per cent of farmers in Nigeria now are women. This statement was made by the national coordinator of the group, Mrs Janet Adejoh, in Abuja. Participants, who spoke with News Agency […]
The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that Africa does not lack capacity but the need to strengthen its capacity is very key to the development of the economy. The DG/CEO made this assertion when he received participants of the ICGEB/NABDA/NBMA/SCBD GMO detection training in […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono on Wednesday, said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had outperformed any other government in the past. Nanono disclosed this at a National Agriculture Retreat with the theme ‘Harnessing our Next Level in Agricultural Development’ organized by Northern Nigeria Agricultural Summit. The Minister who […]
The days of heaping 50kg sacks of rice across the saddle of their motorbike and slipping a few notes to a customs officer are now gone. With Nigeria having snapped its borders shut, the legions of motorbike riders who used to satisfy the nation’s hunger for imported rice are lucky at best to sneak through […]