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The federal government will open the national grain reserves in the next two weeks if the prices of food continue to escalate, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has declared. He disclosed this at the weekend after inauguration of managements of the three Federal Universities of Agriculture at the ministry in Abuja. […]
In line with the federal government ‘s directive on self sufficiency on rice and wheat, governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu has said compared to last year, 11 states have now joined in wheat production. The governor spoke to State House Correspondents after the acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday met with the Presidential Task […]
Despite the fact that Nigeria is world’s largest producer of cassava, India has reportedly started importation of Garri into Nigeria market. There has been outrage among Nigerians after a lady, Ronke Aderionoye, allegedly spotted an pack of Garri imported from India in a Nigeria store. Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world […]
A retired professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Ibadan, Emmanuel Lucas, says forests have the potentials to rescue Nigeria from economic recession. Lucas made the remark at the 39th annual conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN) held in Ibadan with the theme “ Harnessing the Uniqueness of Forests for Sustainable […]
The South Sudanese government and humanitarian agencies have declared a famine in parts of the country, which has been devastated by three years of war. The announcement comes as international aid agencies are overwhelmed by catastrophes unfolding in South Sudan and three other countries. The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan said […]
It’s a crying shame that Africa, with most of the world’s arable land and a large and growing workforce, spends $35bn a year importing food. As young African farmers get back to work transforming agriculture and “making farming sexy” this week, many of them will be feeling renewed drive after a conference in Kigali last […]
No fewer than 19 academics from different universities in Nigeria have begun research attachments in several fields of study sponsored by Shell, a multi-national oil company. Bamidele Odugbesan, Shell spokesperson, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Port Harcourt. Mr. Odugbesan said that the programme […]
Towards the upliftment of farmers’ livelihood, companies using agricultural produce as raw materials have been urged to source for their raw materials locally, to boost the country’s economy. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who stated this during his visit to Nestle’s state of the art Flowergate Factory in Sagamu, Ogun State, […]
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food supplies, warned the UN food agency Thursday. “It is probably only a matter of time before most of the region will be affected,” said David Phiri, sub-regional coordinator for Southern Africa of the UN’s Food […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has concluded moves to fund commercial banks with additional foreign exchange to carter for school fees, medicals and personal traveling allowance (PTA) and Business Travel Allowance (BTA) at a special rate of N375 to a dollar. Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Isaac Okoroafor, who dropped this hint when he was […]
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, says Nigeria has achieved the status of second largest producer of rice in the world. Malam Garba said this in Abuja at the weekend at a special interactive session with the youths organized by Citizens Support for Good Governance in Nigeria […]
As the latest inflation rate is pegged at 18.72 per cent from 18.55 per cent by figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showing a 0.17 per cent rise in the consumer price index (CPI), Nigerians, in no small measure, are feeling the bite, as the prices of foodstuff maintain an upward trend. […]
Some farmers in Zaria on Friday appealed to government for early supply of fertilisers for this year’s farming season to facilitate bumper harvest. They made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria. Malam Musa Dogara, a seasoned farmer, said the call became necessary in view of the fact […]
The Federal Governments has been advised to follow the Indian example of mechanized agriculture if the country must be self sufficient in food production. The Acting Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria-ARCN, Professor Ambrose Voh, stated this in Kaduna, while declaring open a three-day workshop on Integrated Safe Fertility Management-ISFM for Livelihood Impact organized […]
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has expressed the determination of his administration to promote commercial farming in the state through various agricultural initiatives. Ahmed made this known in Ilorin while declaring open “Go-Veg Initiative”, a programme organised by Kwara Agro Mall for vegetable farmers in the state. The governor was represented by the state’s […]