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[ad_1] LAGOS – Poor insurance policy has been identified as a major setback to the nation’s food security, Daily Independent has gathered. Lot of farmers across the country are not pleased with the way insurance companies are been run in this part of the world because they have in one way or the other lost […]

[ad_1] Lagos- Lagos state government has disclosed that the 32 metric tons per hour Imota rice mill which is nearing completion has so far gulp N20billion out of the N25billion initially estimated. Abisola Olusanya, Lagos state commissioner for Agriculture stated this on Thursday while addressing newsmen at the ministerial briefing to mark the second anniversary […]

[ad_1] In collaboration with a German Corporation (GOOPA), Lagos State Agricultural Development has commenced entrepreneurship training and mentorship programmes for farmers towards the creation of business development opportunities. The Programme Manager of LSADA, Dr Olamilekan Pereira-Sheteolu while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 10-Day training tagged “Pro-Poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria”, described the training […]

[ad_1] The FAO Food Price Index averaged 120.9 points in April, 1.7 per cent higher than March and 30.8 per cent higher than its level in the same period last year. Global food commodity prices rose for the 11th consecutive month in April, led by sugar, oil, and meat the Food and Agriculture Organisation of […]

[ad_1] Nigeria faces the possibility of food shortage as a combination of climate change and insecurity curtails farming activities and output. Godwin Susan and Isah Arah Zainab are thousands of miles apart − the former is in Nasarawa State, Northcentral Nigeria, while the latter resides in Zamfara, a state in the Northwest − but they […]

[ad_1] House of Representatives has given its approval for the establishment of a federal university of agriculture, Sabon Gida in Langtang Federal Constituency of Plateau State. The report and recommendations of the public hearing on Bill seeking the setting up of the Institution were successfully considered clause by clause at the Committee of the Whole […]

[ad_1]   The National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Lagos State is boosting job creation through skill acquisition training in Sustainable Agriculture Development Training Scheme, SADTS, for youths. SADTS, which began Tuesday with no fewer than 100 youths is in line with the Federal Government’s policy to curb unemployment, create wealth and generate employment among youths in […]

[ad_1] Dr. Alessandro Gerbino, Director of ITA, West Africa The Italian Trade Agency (ITA), an Italian government body that supports business development, partnerships and collaborations between Italian companies and foreign businesses, has commenced E-Lab Innova training in Nigeria for selected food and agricultural entrepreneurs and their companies. While addressing journalists at a press conference yesterday, […]

[ad_1] Farmers • Average spending on security measures costs N1m per farmAs kidnapping for ransoms and killing of farmers escalate countrywide, high cost of ensuring security of life and property on most farms has pushed up cost of production and food inflation in the country amid other production constraints. Surveys by The Guardian revealed that […]

[ad_1] The Italian Trade Agency, ITA, Monday, wooed Nigerian agric produce exporters following demands of fruits and vegetables in the European market. This was made made during a media parley at E-Lab Innova training in Nigeria, which was launched by the ITA as part of its commitment to boost trade relationships with Nigeria. It is […]

[ad_1] One of the leading commodities exchange companies, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, Tuesday, launched a 5-year Impact Report, indicating positive change in the lives of over 159, 000 farmers. This was made known during the launch held virtually via Zoom, where the Chief Executive Officer, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, Ayodeji Balogun, explained how the journey […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – The Ogun State Government has been nominated to benefit from three Federal Government’s agricultural pilot programmes aimed at further positioning the state as the food basket of the country. Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), dropped this hint when he led the management of the Authority to the […]

[ad_1] At least 155 million people experienced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels across 55 countries in 2020 The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, a report has said. According to an […]

[ad_1] This crop which grows tall like corn in the tropics is used for a lot more than just meal for humans. It serves as feed also for livestock and can be processed as ethanol. Sorghum, a principal source of energy, protein, vitamins and minerals in Nigeria, rarely gets the desired attention from the government, […]