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Former Governor of Cross River Donald Duke has urged Federal and State Governments to establish industries that would take farm produce as their raw materials as feed-stock to push agriculture from subsistence level. Duke told newsmen on Sunday in Enugu that, there had been so much awareness on agriculture but that he sector remained low […]
The Lagos State Government has vowed to maintain the quality of its LAKE Rice product just as it stated that the product is now available in all designated sales centres across the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau who disclosed this at the the weekend while reviewing report of sales of the […]
The Kogi State Government has concluded plans to empower another set of 700 youth across seven Local Government Areas in its pilot Agricultural Empowerment Scheme. Briefing newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday, the Director General on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley Fanwo said the Governor has approved funds for the scheme that will turn […]
No fewer than 4,000 farmers are to benefit from free and subsidized agricultural inputs in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The agricultural input to be distributed to farmers free is pro-vitamin cassava stem, while herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers would be accessed at a subsidized rate. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural […]
Ensuring more inclusive trade will require enhanced agribusiness and agro-industry development in developing countries, according to Mohammad Pervaiz Malik, Minister of Commerce and Textile of Pakistan. The Minister spoke at a working session jointly organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the […]
The Federal Government has commenced steps to ensure quick commencement of the Federal Government’s agricultural initiative to provide jobs for 360,000 youths nationwide, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said. Emefiele made the disclosure in Abuja on Friday at a stakeholders’ meeting on the operational framework for the Accelerated Agricultural Development […]
Agriculture was the main source of generating revenue before oil was discovered in Nigeria. Then, the country was into different types of agriculture, ranging from crop farming to peasant farming and plantation agriculture to mention but a few. As soon as oil was discovered, Nigeria abandoned agriculture, and today we are beginning to realise the […]
All is set for the evacuation of tonnes of maize to the market as participants in the Edo State government’s farm settlement scheme in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area, have commenced harvest. The Public-Private Partnership initiative with Saro Agro Sciences Ltd., a leading company in agribusiness, was conceived by Governor Godwin Obaseki to create […]
Alhaji Sani Bala Tanko retired in 2012 as Group Head in charge of public sector in First Bank of Nigeria and went straight into farming. In this interview at his farm in Tilden Fulani, Bauchi State, the ex-banker said the Federal Government must look into processes of obtaining loans by farmers and also allay their […]
Senators from the Plains and Upper Midwest pressed for expansion of the long-term CRP during a friendly confirmation hearing for Bill Northey, the USDA nominee who would run the program as agriculture undersecretary. Chairman Pat Roberts said the Agriculture Committee would clear the nominations of Northey and Gregory Ibach “as expeditiously as we can” for […]
The National Biosafety Conference is an interactive platform created for stakeholders in the academia, MDAs, NGOs and the public to express opinions and contribute towards driving an effective and sustainable Biosafety Regulation regime. This is in line with the mandate of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) to raise public awareness and participation.The National Biosafety […]
The cost of post-harvest food loses in Nigeria’s agricultural sector has been put at $8.9 billion annually by the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI). The Executive Director of NSPRI, Prof. Olufemi Peters who confirmed this at the commencement of a two-day capacity building workshop on agricultural produce loss reduction and value addition for rural […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has embarked on aggressive nationwide advocacy to address the “culture of quality’’ in the agriculture sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made this known in Lagos on Friday at the Advocacy on Agricultural Quality Control and Standardisation in the South-West. The minister, […]
The Nigerian Women Agro Allied Farmers Association has appealed to the government at all levels to grant women in agriculture access to land in order to improve production. Mrs Lizzy Igbine, the National President of the association, made the appeal in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. She bemoaned […]
The Victims’ Support Fund has empowered some selected farmers in Geidam area of the state, as part of its efforts in rebuilding the once torn Yobe state, following the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East part of the country. Launching the distribution in Geidam town, its Executive Director, Prof. Sunday Ochoche, said the move became […]