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The federal government has asked federal universities of agriculture across the country to establish colleges of nutrition and medical sciences in their institutions. Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this during a meeting with members of the governing councils of Federal Universities of Agriculture in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister said […]
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has called for applications for participation in a special Agricultural Journalism Training Programme. The three-day Masterclass, which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, is designed to equip journalists and communication specialists with the knowledge and tools required for putting issues in Agriculture in perspective, as […]
Can Nigeria grow its cashew export market? Yes, says the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) National Publicity Secretary, Sotonye Anga. He expects a major jump from last year’s 160,000 metric tonnes of raw cashew export worth $300 million. He however noted that the deficit in transport infrastrcuture may be a problem. Noting that shipping […]
A member of the Students Representative Council (SRC) for External Affairs at the University of Namibia (Unam) Ogongo campus, Nghishidimbwa Rabban, is urging fellow youths to pursue careers in agriculture for them to contribute to the economy of the country. Currently in his final year studying an agricultural science degree, Rabban says engaging youth in […]
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, has expressed satisfaction with the commitment of Notore Chemical Industries Plc in Onne, Rivers State, to environmental standards and control. This came as the company also unveiled its certification by the International Standards Organisation to be ISO 9001:2015 compliant. Addressing journalists at the Notore plant in […]
Civil Society Organisations in Edo State, under the umbrella of Coalition for Protection of the Environment, recently staged a protest against land grabbing and deforestation. Adibe Emenyonu who was there, reports Bose Eruanga is a peasant farmer from Uzalla, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Eruanga, as a widow with six children depends […]
The announcement this week that Sakunda will partner Government in a $68 million investment in irrigation is a good example of how the private sector can effectively contribute to economic development. The partnership, which is set to transform the country’s agricultural sector, comes at a critical time when the country needs to revive its irrigation […]
Mr Suffyan Koroma, Food and Agriculture Organisation Country Representative to Nigeria, has said that the organisation will organise a livestock development conference in August to address challenges in the sector. Koroma made the disclosure when he presented his letter of commission to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja on Tuesday. He […]
The Kwara State House of Assembly, particularly the 8th Legislature, for the umpteenth time has not only proven its acumen in lawmaking business, but the members have on several occasions demonstrated to other lawmakers in Nigeria how things should be done to impact positively on the lives of their constituents. This, the 8th Assembly has […]
Some farmers in Gombe State have accused the Bank of Agriculture, BOA, and the state Ministry of Agriculture of distorting the Nigerian government agriculture loan facility under the Anchor Borrowers Programme. The Secretary of the All Lower Farmers Association (ALFA), Sani Idris, expressed the grievances of the farmers when he addressed journalists in Gombe on […]
Ongwediva — State veterinarian in Omusati Region Josephat Peter has dismissed reports of a second outbreak of Newcastle disease in the region. He said the symptoms being observed are in chickens affected by the previous outbreak whose immunity has been weakened and is being overpowered by the virus. Peter said chickens vaccinated while infected only […]
Poultry production in Zimbabwe and its neighbours is under threat from the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which is commonly referred to as the bird flu, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned. Outbreaks of the disease are threatening the livelihoods and food security status of millions of families in the region […]
The reported approval given to some companies to import maize will crash the price locally and make its production unprofitable, farmers across the country have said. The local farmers’ fears were premised on the alarm raised by Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari and Senator Adamu Aliero last week that a ship laden with 50,000 tons […]
The Adamawa government has approved N300 million for the construction of an earth dam in Nasarawo, in Demsa Local Government Area. Alhaji Rufa’i Ahmed, Commissioner for Water Resources, told journalists shortly after the state executive council meeting in Yola that the dam, when constructed, would end the problem of water supply as well as enhance […]
The Dangote rice outgrowers farming scheme in Jigawa State has ran into difficulty, Daily Trust can report. This followed long delays in the payment of the farmers involved in the scheme after their produce was bought off by the Dangote Group of companies at the end of harvesting seasons. The scheme covers about 8,000 hectares […]