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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has developed a 10-year Regional Agricultural Investment Plan (RAIP), to address emerging issues, such as climate change, nutrition and gender aspects of agriculture, towards the promotion of food security in West Africa. Director of Environment, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Johnson Boanuh, who disclosed this at a 2-day Consultative […]
Professor of Animal Nutrition, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, Dr Gbolagunte Sunday Ojewola, has described the volume of wastes generated from agriculture activities, as an area of sustainable agricultural investment and an easy tool for providing employment for Nigerians. Ojewola, who stated this during the 25th inaugural lecture of the university, […]
The senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial district, Senator Ali Wakili has distributed 114 water pumps to dry season farmers in his constituency. Speaking during the distribution at his residence in Bauchi, he said that the gesture is aimed at assisting rural farmers as a way to reduce poverty at the grassroots. Wakili who is also […]
• Herdsmen Frustrate Yam Production In Taraba • Flooding, Kidnapping Stall Yam Farming In Kogi • Fading Soil Fertility Affects Benue Farmers • Cost Of Transportation, Seedlings Linked To Price Hike In Enugu Yam is one of the popular staple foods widely consumed by Nigerians. It is a preferred source of carbohydrate and income for […]
The Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria (BODAN) has commended Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima for providing water equipment across the state. Its president, Francis Uzoma, who said he just returned from the state with his team, stated that the various drilling equipment provided by the governor would boost water supply in the state. “We were […]
Hundreds of fertiliser stakeholders including suppliers, farmers’ organisations and government officials from 55 countries in Africa are calling for increased use of fertilizer by farmers to improve crop yield. The stakeholders who attended the 8th Annual Argus Africa Fertiliser Conference, in Cape Town, South Africa,discussed ways of boosting Africa’s agricultural productivity through increased use of […]
Anambra State government has announced plans to export one million tubers of yam, as well as other vegetables to the United Kingdom. Governor Willie Obiano, who made the disclosure in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, also said the state would soon produce 550,000, eggs per day to meet the needs of […]
The African Initiative for Rural and Agriculture Development (AIRAD) has urged the federal government to involve the private sector in the disbursement and recovery of loans to farmers in the country. Chairman and Countries Coordinator of AIRAD, Alhaji Boboi Aliyu, stated this while addressing journalists ahead of the Agriculture African Summit scheduled for next month […]
The Chinese government has demanded dry yam from Nigeria to meet industrial and domestic needs. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Thursday, in Abuja, which a technical working committee was inaugurated to fast track the exportation of yam by July 2017. The Minister said Nigeria has remained […]
The brightest spot in terms of growth observed from the national accounts released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for Q3 2016 was agriculture, which expanded by 4.5% y/y. However, within the sector, fisheries contracted by -0.3% y/y (see chart), and accounted for only 2% of agricultural GDP in the quarter. Based on data […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on Thursday revealed that over 100 vehicles were carted away by some yet to be named officials. Lokpobiri who disclosed this in Abuja, did not mention the suspects, but he however said that the vehicles were being recovered with the help of the […]
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic Bida, Dr Abubakar Dzukogi said on Thursday that the institution plans to embark on full scale commercial farming to boost its revenue base. According to Dzukogi, the institution’s Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Technology Department would drive the commercial agriculture initiative. The rector disclosed that the management of the polytechnic had approved a […]
The federal government through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Thursday inaugurated a technical committee on Yam Export Programme. The minister assured that the aim was for Nigeria to take advantage of the global yam market in which she remains the highest producer. According to Ogbeh” Nigeria has the highest […]
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has concluded arrangements to flood the market with Nitrogen and Water Efficient Salt Tolerant (NEWEST) rice within the next two years. Rising from the NEWEST Rice Annual Review and Planning Meeting held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan over the weekend, a team of researchers under […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to implement the ‘Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050’ (ASL2050) project. The project aims to facilitate dialogue, knowledge sharing and consultation among livestock, health and environment stakeholders in order […]