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Agricultural Expert Tasks FG: An agricultural expert, Alhaji Tajudeen Olatunji, has urged the Federal Government to double its commitment and devout more resources towards the development of the agricultural sector in the country. He said it is the only means to drive the nation’s economic growth and create more employment for youths. Olatunji, who is […]
The Ministry of Defence Staff Agricultural Cooperative Society (MODACS) has appealed to the federal government to declare a state of emergency on family planning and agriculture in order to eradicate poverty, achieve sustainable development. MODACS President, Babatunde Gbadamosi stated in Lagos at the weekend while delivering a lecture at a seminar organised to commemorate the […]
3000 Displaced Farmers Get Farm Inputs: The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in collaboration with the American University of Nigeria (AUN) as an implementing partner, has distributed farm inputs to over 3,000 displaced farmers to mitigate effects of the insurgency in Mubi Local Government Area of […]
Director General/CEO of the National Biosafety Management agency, Dr. Rufus Ebegba has advised superstores across the country who sell products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to formalize their dealings or face the wrath of the law.
A new tool to fight cassava diseases using an artificially intelligent machine has been launched. Nuru, as the device is known, has been developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State University of the United States.
The Federal Government will continue to encourage kenaf production in view of its importance in the production of jute bags for the commodity export business, the Director-General of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Dr. Hussain Doko Ibrahim, has said.
Indications have emerged that Nigeria faces drastic food shortage and price hike in the nearest future if herders-farmers’ clashes in the North Central Nigeria continue unabated.
The Farmers Empowerment Association has lamented that the stringent measures put in place by the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) are scaring away off-takers who are ready to buy agricultural products from the farmers.
The Director General, Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Osita Anthony Aboloma has raised an alarm over the influx of adulterated and substandard pesticides in the agro-chemical stores across the country, saying most of the pesticides in the market are counterproductive to the country’s drive to revitalizing ..
Stakeholders in the Science and Technology sector have backed the National Assembly in its bid to increase the funding of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC).
To advance his drive towards food sufficiency in Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel is set to boost rice production with the commissioning of a 1.5 million metric tons of rice mill in the State, billed for this week.
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria will stop importing rice into the country within the next one year owing to the Federal government interventions in rice production.
A farmers’ group has alleged that authorities of the Lower Niger River Basin Authority has displaced over 1, 500 of its members at Ejiba in Kogi State from their farmland without any prior notice.
The federal government Monday moved to boost rice production by signing a N10 billion contract for the construction of integrated large scale rice processing plants in ten states of the federation.
The Katsina State Government has commenced the distribution of 25,000 metric tonnes (mt) of fertiliser to small and large scale farmers in the state, worth over N5,74 million, the Special Adviser to the state governor on Agriculture Abba Abdullah has said.