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Ginger Farm, As farmers step up cultivation of different crops in the country, young Nigerians are increasingly making money by offering their services in the sector. Mohammed Bello, who is in his early 30s, described to Daily Trust on Sunday, how he earned a living splitting ginger, adding that he splits about 10 bags of […]
Rice smuggling task force, The Federal Government is planning to stop the Nigerian Customs Service from raiding markets to seize imported rice, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said. The minister spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), saying that the Federal Government […]
FG Should Jettison Proposed Cattle Colonies – Senator Omo-Agege, An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has advised the federal government to jettison the proposed establishment of cattle colonies across the nation, saying he would not allowed such in his constituency. In a statement […]
Farmers Hopeful Of In Fertiliser Prices, Dangote Group is set to commence production at its $2 billion fertilizer plant located in Lekki industrial area of Lagos, in June this year. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president of the group, made the revelation in an interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The three million […]
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has tasked Agricultural Research Institutes to take the lead in the efforts of the Federal Government to revolutionise agricultural sector to diversify the economy, ensure food security and make agriculture the mainstay of the economy.
NBMA Resates Commitment To Safe Genetically Modified Organism Use In Nigeria, The attention of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has been drawn to a series of incisive and unpatriotic statements peddled by the Health for Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) about the agency and its activities. While the Agency does not want to banter with […]
How farmers tackle onion price fluctuation in Jos, Onion cultivation and trade in Nigeria have not been fully explored over the years, and both farmers and traders are therefore yet to enjoy the full benefits therein. As it is, few people invest in the produce as they should. Although onion is a vegetable mostly cultivated […]
The National Committee on the transformation of the livestock sector has recommended the setting up of a National Livestock Industry Transformation Fund to urgently implement stakeholders recommendations to boost the sector.
Cocoa farmers have threatened to declare a nationwide strike over the sector’s neglect.The aggrieved farmers gave the threat under the aegis of the National Executive Council of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN).
Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has called on state governments to consider the proposed establishment of cattle colonies as a solution to the lingering herdsmen-farmers conflicts.
Greenhouse technology has the potential to rapidly expand the country’s agricultural production, including a very attractive opportunity to generate huge Return On Investment for investors within a short time.
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Abubakar Rasheed, has said that six universities have adopted the Sasakawa Fund for Agricultural Extension Education, SAFE, initiative to ease the method of farming in the country.
The Bayelsa Government says it will soon begin exportation of fish from its aquaculture farm. Doodie Weeks, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, said this on Wednesday at the Inter-Ministerial and Agency Briefing in Yenagoa.
The Bayelsa Government on Wednesday said it established a grazing site for cattle rather than colony at its Palm Estate in Yenagoa to check clashes between farmers and herdsmen.
The House of Representatives wednesday passed a motion mandating its Committees on Agricultural Production and Services and Water Resources to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Central Bank of Nigeria (CNB), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other stakeholders ….