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Directors and heads of organisations have been urged to leverage on prospects the agriculture sector brings with its potential for creating wealth to grow the economy as well as tackle the growing unemployment in the country. (Tackle Unemployment) A fellow of the Institute of Directors and Chairman, Best Food Group, Emmanuel Ijewere, insisted that 75 […]
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi has said that the clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the country are not tribal but consequences of climate change. (Farmers Herders Clashes) Bagudu stated this in Birnin Kebbi when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit with a team of journalists. The […]
The Federal Government has said it is moving towards strengthening the collaboration between universities and research institutions to ensure food security for the nation. (Varsities Research Institutes) The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu made this known when he received the senior associate director of international programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences […]
Driven by upsurge in exports of agricultural goods and solid minerals, Nigeria’s foreign trade recovered in 2017 with a N4 trillion trade surplus, up from a deficit of N290.1 billion in 2016. (Nigeria Foreign Trade) National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its Foreign Trade Statistics report for the fourth quarter of 2017 (Q4’17). […]
Women Farmers Identify Challenges In The Sector, Despite contributing about 70 per cent in food production, processing and marketing, women farmers claim they are still highly disadvantaged, as they are yet to have special support and assistance to realise their potentials in agriculture. Some of their concerns include, the area of budgetary provision for agric […]
Agro Park Task Nigerians On Commercial Agriculture, Nigerians have been enjoined to key into commercial agriculture, in order to utilise the vast arable land that are currently under-used across the country. Executive Director, Commercial of Agro Park Development Company Limited, Seun Edun, stated this while reacting to a report released by the Food and Agricultural […]
The Edo State Government has called for off-takers of maize, cassava and rice harvest from farmers under its Agripreneur project in the coming planting season. A statement by Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, Prince Joe Okojie, said the state is committed to linking off-takers to farmers to […]
Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter With IITA Innovations, Research and innovations developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The think tank, made up of eminent persons drawn from Nigeria’s private sector players in the agricultural value chain, […]
• Govt Interventions Getting Into Wrong Hands No Input For Farmers As Planting Season Beckons, The 2018 farming season is around the corner. But it looks bleak, as farmers are confronted by many challenges, such as lack of access to improved seedlings, high cost of fertilizer and other key farm input. Despite several commitments by […]
Adesina Seeks American Support To Boost Agriculture In Africa, The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has made a strong case for increased American and global investments to help unlock Africa’s agriculture potential. He made the case as the Distinguished Guest Speaker at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 94th […]
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has revealed plans to merge Colleges of Agriculture in Iguoriakhi and Agenebodo into a single institution, with different schools offering courses in specialised fields, to train high quality youth agriprenuers to drive the state’s agricultural programmes and policies. (Edo Merge Agric Institutes) The governor disclosed this while receiving Executive […]
Nigeria’s effort in tackling hunger and poverty have been rated far below average because the country has not effectively implemented the various Agricultural policies and conventions it entered into. (Africa Fight Hunger) A 2017 report from Malabo Biennial review cited Rwanda and Mali among others as leading in the fight against hunger in the African […]
Agric Minister Audu Ogbeh Lied About The Collapse Of Thailand’s Rice Mills, On Friday, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, claimed that Thailand has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of being responsible for the collapse of seven of its rice mills. The minister quoted the Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria as saying that the federal government has […]
“Cooperation Among Fish Farmers” The Ogun State Government on Friday advised fish farmers to join in cluster farming and cooperate with the government in order to achieve its set objectives. It also advised them to embark on programmes aimed at reducing importation of fish and fish products. Mr Adekunle Ajayi, Director of Fisheries Services, Ogun […]
Tambuwal Doubles Incentive For Wheat, Garlic, Sesame Farmers, Sokoto State government said it has introduced additional incentives to farmers in a bid to boost cultivation of wheat, sesame, garlic and onion in the state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this when he inspected a wheat farm at Taloka, Goronyo LGA. The 43 hectares farm is […]