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Yam committee urges amendment of export act

The Technical Committee on Yam Export has urged the National Assembly to amend the Export Prohibition Act of 1989 to facilitate the export of agricultural produce in Nigeria. The post Yam committee urges amendment of export act appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source link

Cassava can rake in huge revenue if …’

ADVERTISEMENT The Federation of Benue State Akpu Dealers, Transporters, Potters, Multipurpose Cooperatives Union Limited has said cassava can rake huge revenue if government gives needed attention to the crop. President of the union, Comrade Soso Ihyev, made the remark when he led members of the union on a visit to Governor Samuel Ortom at the […]

Stakeholders urge FG to be proactive in farmers, herders clashes  |

Rural farmers Stakeholders in Kaduna State have appealed to the Federal Government to take more proactive measures to permanently address the farmers/herders clashes in parts of the country. The stakeholders’ appeal was issued in a communique on Monday after a one-day farmers/herders dialogue for peace at the King Abdulah Bin Abdullazeez International Centre for inter […]

Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community

herdsman Suspected Fulani herdsmen have attacked Ukemberagya, Gaambe-Tiev community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State on the eve of Christmas Day. The attack reportedly leads to the death of one Ioewuese Myaga, a father of seven children. A community leader in the area, Anawah Joseph, told Punch that the whole community had been deserted. […]

Malaysia reviewing palm oil export taxes for competitiveness: minister

Malaysia said it is currently reviewing its palm oil export duty structure to ensure market competitiveness, according to a minister, which could help boost demand and reduce the country’s stockpiles that are at their highest in nearly 18 years. “We are currently reviewing our present export duty structure to ensure a level playing field in […]

Herdsmen To Announce Presidential Candidate

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in handshakes with President Muhammadu Buhari. Source: Twitter. Fulani herdsmen group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has disclosed that it would announce its preferred presidential candidate for the 2019 elections this week. The Secretary-General of the group, Saleh Alhassan, made this known to Punch. President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives […]

Fighting food, poverty challenges through women equity in land ownership |

When Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, launched the National Gender Action Plan (NGAP) on Agriculture in October, the idea was to upgrade women from the realm of subsistence farming to medium-scale and commercial farming. The figures provided by the minister at the launch showed that Nigeria had 95% subsistence farmers, […]

Herdsmen Threaten To Collapse Nigeria’s Economy, Reveal How

Members of a Miyetti Allah group (Photo credit: NAN) Fulani socio-cultural group the Miyetti Allah Kautal-Hore has said that the Nigerian economy will collapse if it mandates its members to leave Nigeria. President of the group, Bello Bodejo, made this known, saying that the Miyetti Allah is an integral part of the country’s economy. According to him, […]

‘Youths have not fully utilised agric opportunities’ |

Samson Adeola Odedina Despite efforts by the government at all levels to diversify into agriculture Nigerian youths have not adequately utilised the opportunities in agriculture. This was the observation of the outgoing Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Dr Samson Odedina, said while being honoured during the 2018 Imeri Convergence by Liberal […]

Kebbi secures 250MTs of fertiliser for farmers |

The Kebbi State government has purchased 250 tonnes of fertiliser to be subsidised to farmers for the dry season farming. Addressing newsmen in his office, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Attahir Maccido, said the fertiliser would be sold to the farmers at subsidised rates. He explained that the state was ready to support farmers during […]

FG commends IFAD $500m investment in agric |

[FILE PHOTO] Heineken Lokpobiri The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for supporting the nation’s agricultural value chain development with $500 million. Speaking when he received the new country representative of the fund, Ms Ndine Gbossa, in his office in Abuja, Lokpobiri […]

Farmers favour use of organic fertiliser for fruit, vegetable farming

Zero Hunger Commodity Farmers Association (ZHCFA) has called for exclusive use of organic fertilisers for the production of fruits and vegetables that are consumed without being processed because of the health benefits. The association made the call in a communique issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja and released in Ilorin on Sunday. […]