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The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium (NPK) fertilisers because it was costing the nation grave loses. The President of the Association, Mr Thomas Etuh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the nation could save up […]
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said his administration would give priority attention to agriculture and rural development in order to reposition the state as a food basket of the country. The Governor said that farming remained the number one pre-occupation of Ekiti people, saying his government would partner with the farmers and some […]
palm oil Seed PHOTO:AFP Peace and stable labour activities have finally returned to the embattled Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC), Okitipupa, Ondo State, crippled for months by strike carried out by a section of its workforce — the cutters and harvesters. The company’s Lead Management Consultant (LMC), Taiwo Adewole, who also doubles as the Chief […]
The Country Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa Phase 2 (C:AVA II) Nigeria, Professor Lateef Sanni has attested to the success of the project in alleviating food insecurity, unemployment and boosting the income of rural farmers in the country. Speaking at a Special Session during the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) 42nd Conference […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has concluded plans for the training of over 200 Nigerians for the fabrication of relevant local agricultural tools and machines, to boost food production. Already, the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, has been put on notice to dutifully implement the policies targeted at the nation’s teeming youths. According to the […]
To ensure livestock are sold and bought in a more structured market, Ibrahim Maigari has opened Livestock247.com, an online a one-stop shop, for dealers, buyers and stakeholders to connect. Launched in Lagos, the platform, according to the Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Maigari, aims at bringing livestock dealers together and connecting them to buyers, ranchers, vets, […]
Cote D’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Youth Agripreneur (IYA) Model, as part of efforts to revamp its agriculture and address its growing youth unemployment. The 10-man delegation was led by Karitia Caulibaly, Deputy Director of Cabinet, Ministry of Youth […]
By Emmanuel Aziken Chief Audu Ogbeh’s middle name is Innocent and it was remarkable that he was for long, revered for a kind of innocence that could not be seen in the everyday politician. However, his latter day innocence is now the subject of political interrogation. Chief Ogbeh was one of those who came into […]
Agriculture With its vast agricultural potential, Africa’s agribusiness sector is predicted to reach $1 trillion by 2030. Leaders of the continent’s top agribusiness companies shared their thoughts on the future of the industry at the Africa Investment Forum holding in Johannesburg in South Africa. As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors also gathered at the […]
Kayode Fayemi ADO-EKITI – Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said his administration’s plan to focus on agriculture and rural development is to reposition the state as a food basket for the country. The governor, who said that farming remained the number one pre-occupation of Ekiti people, said his government would partner with the farmers […]
Small hold farmers yesterday appealed for UK’s government intervention in developing subsistent farmers to maximize their potential toward boosting agricultural production in the country and enhance food security. The Senior Project Manager, Propcom Mai-karfi, Ogene Ogun said during an interactive session on rural livelihood and youth empowerment held yesterday in Abuja that the Visit of […]
About 3,000 rice farmers in the South West of Nigeria will be benefitting from a programme organized by Feg-Agro Farms Nigeria Limited in partnership with the Federal Government. According to the chairman of Feg-Agro Farms, Otunba Gabriel Emiola Ogunsanya, Feg-Agro farms is partnering the federal government to not only assist farmers in the South West […]
Argentina is expected to harvest some 140 million tons of grain in the 2018/2019 season, the largest crop in the country’s history, according to Argentina’s Agriculture Secretariat. The result would represent a 25% increase on last year’s harvest of 112 million ton, government officials said, addressing the recent 3rd Conference on Agricultural Perspectives at […]
Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said his administration’s plan to focus on agriculture and rural development is a step towards repositioning the state as a food basket for the country. The governor, who said that farming remained the number one pre-occupation of Ekiti people, said his government would partner with farmers and some […]
As the international price of wheat firms up, global supply and demand balance is going to tighten in 2018-2019. That forecast comes from the Food Outlook, a biannual report published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. The global wheat production forecast is set to drop by 4.3 percent from the […]