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A 2017 report from the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Nigeria has pointed out that about 7 million people across the Lake Chad basin struggling with food insecurity need assistance.(Lake Chad Food Insecurity) The report also revealed that more than 1.8 million people in the north-east Nigeria are food […]
Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental activist, is the Executive Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). He spoke with SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE on the uncontrolled killings by the Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the country, and its foreseeable implication to food security, among other issues. Excerpts: (Farmers Cattle Colonies) The ongoing killings of farmers by […]
Oyo Subsidy Fertiliser, Oyo state government has pledged to provide 12,000 tonnes of urea and NPK fertiliser at subsidised cost to farmers in the next planting season. READ MORE: All You Need To Know About Clay Soil The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Oyewole Oyewumi disclosed that the state is expecting supply […]
An international non-governmental organisation, Oxfam has highlighted the critical role of Right to Food campaign and access of land in solving inequality in Nigeria. (Oxfam Food Campaign) The organisation, which launched and implemented its strategic partnership programme in 25 countries in 2015, has three basic theories for change: Right to food, conflict and fragility and […]
Ogun Tasks Farmers, Land Buyers On Proper Verification, Ogun State Government has advised prospective land buyers in the state to verify from the Ministry of Agriculture or Bureau of Lands & Survey the authenticity of any land, before making payment to anyone. READ MORE: FG Will Continue To Support Agriculture To Conserve Forex —Emefiele In a […]
Ebonyi State Govt Denies Cattle Colony Land Donation, The Commissioner for Environment, Chief Donatus Njoku, yesterday refuted a trending report on the social media that Governor David Umahi had donated portions of land for the Federal Government’s proposed cattle colony in Ebonyi State. Briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, Njoku described the report as “absolute falsehood and […]
Kebbi Govt Provide Amenities Settlements, Gov Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has pledged to expand the scope of development at the designated settlements for herdsmen to forestall clashes between farmers and herdsmen. READ MORE: Edo To Fully Roll Out Agriprenuer Programme, Targets 55,000 Youths In 2018 – Obaseki’s Aide Bagudu, made the statement during a visit to […]
A 50-year-old cattle dealer, Ahmed Abubakar, on Monday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State for alleged N2 million fraud. Abubakar, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of obtaining under false pretences. The Prosecutor, Insp. Akpan Ikem, told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 5, […]
Promote Agriculture, Tourism, The Lamdo Gashaka in Taraba, Alhaji Zubairu Hammangabdo, on Sunday urged the media to assist in promoting the tourism and agricultural potentials of his domain. Hammangabdo, a first class chief, made the plea at Gashaka when executives of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Taraba Chapter, paid him […]
Rural Agric Products: Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has expressed her readiness to partner, train and provide soft loans to over 500 members of a Non-Governmental Organisation, Women in the New Nigeria, on their Farmer’s Mart initiative towards ensuring that their farm produce meet the quality..
Vegetable Crops: Federal Government has commenced training programmes for 200 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Damaturu, Yobe State.
Songhai Farm Model: A model of Songhai farming techniques is being planned by Federal Government in Akwa Ibom State and it is part of government’s strategies to boost agriculture in the country.
Despite opposition by some civic groups, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, said it is to carry out confined field trials, CFT, on genetically modified cassava. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, the Institute said it had received permission to carry out the research in collaboration with ETHZ Plant Biotechnology Laboratory […]
Global Corn Export Market, The U.S. Department of Agriculture sees U.S. corn and soybean exports generally increasing over the coming decade but the U.S. share of global sales will shrink as competition from South American producers heats up, the government said on Thursday. In the USDA’s annual long-term projections report, laying out its forecasts through […]
IITA Zero Hunger Forum, A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming systems. The challenge of weeds on Nigeria’s agricultural productivity was brought to the fore at […]