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Sallah: traffickers of cattle condemn low patronage in Kano Some of the cattle traders in Kano, who sold pets such as goats, sheep and cows, were selling on the eve of Sallah, complaining of a low level of patronage. Some of them, who spoke at the Information Agency of Nigeria (NAS) on Sunday in Kano, […]
The reduction in the number of agricultural extension workers in several states of the federation has become a source of concern for stakeholders and farmers in the country. AGBO-PAUL AUGUSTINE (Abuja) ACHOR ABIMAJE (Nav) GEORGE OCTOBER (Lagos) For Igosha Adole, a local farmer in the village of Olago, in the area of the local administration […]
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan. (MITSY) The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITE) and the University of Washington in St. Louis (WUSL) are exploring possible areas of cooperation to combat poverty, hunger and unemployment among young people in Africa. The plan is to use the strengths and experience of these two institutions to solve […]
Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited commended Governor Ibikunl Amosun's administration for reducing poverty, improving the living standards of rural women and ensuring their economic independence through the Bird Enrichment Program. Speaking at the second stage of the activation and distribution of Noiler Birds in Ogun state, the group's managing director, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery, Dr. […]
Harvest Plus Nigeria, an international agricultural agency, has increased the number of farmers in the production of cassava to over 2.3 million in various parts of the country. Young people and women also learned how to turn cassava by-products into confectionery and food products. He said that the training provided recipes for the production of […]
Harvest Plus Nigeria, an international agricultural agency, has trained more than 1.2 million farmers in parts of the country in the production of cassava vitamin A. Young people and women also learned how to turn cassava by-products into confectionery and food products. He said that the training provided recipes for the production of vitamin varieties […]
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Oyo state government today signed a deal to develop an agricultural blueprint for the state, and the establishment of agribusiness park. The agricultural policy will clearly outline the opportunities, strengths, weaknesses, threats, and more importantly what the state needs to do in the short, medium, and long […]
“Prices Of Food Stuff Crashes” Prices of food items have started crashing in parts of Nasarawa State following the arrival of newly harvested farm produce. A survey conducted by NAN in some markets in Keffi Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday revealed that the prices of maize and local rice had reduced but […]
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has won a case instituted against it by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) over a permit granted for the commercial release of BT cotton in Nigeria. Justice A.R Mohammed of The Federal High Court Abuja who delivered the judgement, today Wednesday (15 August), dismissed the action on […]
“Abuja Farmers” After Esther Panya (not actual identify) was bitten by a scorpion on the farm, initially of this year’s farming season in Jikwoyi Phase I, a suburb of Abuja, many farming households in the neighborhood had been pressured to regulate their security practices. The incident is an unpleasant reminder of deadly incidents of toxic […]
Integration with birds and rice Femi Ibirogba examines the benefits of integrated agriculture, reverse integration and the concept of waste as a means of sustainability in agribusiness. Integrated agriculture and reverse integration are interrelated agricultural and business strategies that most of the strong and prosperous agricultural enterprises have used for storms and remain afloat. Integrated […]
Femi Akinwale Managing Director of AgroVet Nigeria Ltd, Mr. Femi Akinwale, shares his experiences with what farmers can do to break even, stay in business and expand operations. FEMI IBIROGBA presents excerpts. How did the crisis of farmers / shepherds affect the cost of producing animal feed? The problem affects everyone in Nigeria, and the […]
“Global Seed Money” Coordinator of the program “Technology for Africa Agriculture Transformation [TAAT], Mr. Christ Akim, showed that Nigeria and other African countries with a great interest in fish, soybeans, cassava, vegetables and cocoa production can now estimate initial money of $ 120 million. USA, collected by the World Bank, the African Development Bank and […]
Agriculture Agriculture has been described as a powerful tool to reduce the alarming rate of poverty and hunger in Nigeria and other developing countries of the world. Approximately 1 billion people in the world are said to be very hungry, especially in developing countries, while an average of 12.9 percent of the developing population is […]
“Agric loans” The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbe criticized the nine per cent interest rate on agricultural loans provided to farmers under the anchor borrower scheme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), describing it as outrageous. Ogbeh, who spoke at the second conference of the Food for the Future Nigerian Agricultural […]