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Hope rises for Nigerian farmers as the first ship of phosphate-a major component for NPK fertiliser, from Morocco will arrive the Lagos Port tomorrow. The intervention, which was initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari and his Moroccan counterpart, King Mohammed VI, during a visit of the latter to Nigeria, is to make available one Million Metric […]
The recent news about the arrival in markets around Lagos state of Lake Rice, a harvest of an agricultural business relationship between Lagos and Kebbi states is indeed heart-warming. The “Lake” bit in the brand name “Lake Rice” is said to be an acronym derived from an amalgamation of the first two letters in the […]
A rice farmer at Ezinator- Ohofia, Oduma in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, Mr Simon Chukwu, has relived his ugly experiences in the hands of Fulani herdsmen during the last Christmas season, explaining that he escaped death through the skin of the teeth. Chukwu said he was harvesting rice in his farm when […]
The Federal Government says it will slash the price of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) fertiliser to N5,000 per bag to encourage farmers to boost agricultural production in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a bag of NPK is currently being sold between N7, 500 and N9, 000 in the open […]
The Northern Governor’s Forum, NGF, says it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigeria’s borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle. The Chairman of the Forum, Kashim Shettima of Borno, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the forum’s meeting in Kaduna, on Tuesday According to […]
The Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has tasked officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement as well as Agric/Extension workers across the State to improve on Agricultural productivity and take advantage of the 10% provided by Lagos market to boost the Internally Generated Revenue of the state […]
Soil scientists around Nigeria, on Tuesday, converged on the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) with an agenda to finding a lasting solution to the problems of prevailing soil degradation in the various geographical zones in the country. In his opening address, the Executive Director, IAR&T, Professor James Adediran, gave a solid background to […]
An unidentified policemen, Monday, sustained gunshot injuries during a gun battle between some herdsmen and a team of policemen from the Ughelli Area Command, Delta State. Also the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, yesterday, said its troops have killed two notorious militants in a shootout along the Obama Flow […]
Agriculture Solution Nigeria Economy, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take seriously the diversification efforts of his government from oil to agriculture with a view of bailing the country out of its current economic downturn. Apart from the government, Obasanjo also charged all […]
FG has accessesed a $67m World Bank loan to develop Hadejia Valley Dam in Jigawa The Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources,Senator Ubale Shittu, on Sunday said that the Federal Government has accessed a $67 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate Hadejia Valley Dam in Jigawa. Shittu in an interview in Dutse said that $60 […]
The former Registrar, Veterinary Council of Nigeria, VCN, Dr Markus Avong, has called on the Federal Government to licence animal vaccine importers over possible inflow of fake and adulterated products into the livestock industry. Avong said the livestock industry remains strategic in diversifying the economy. According to him some unscrupulous persons may be involved in […]
President, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has said that political farmers are main benefactors of different Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interventions to support rural farmers. The labour president raised the allegation at a meeting organised by ActionAid Nigeria in Abuja as part of activities to mark 2017 Global Week of Action to Fight […]
The National Horticultural Research Institute, in fulfilling its drive to develop horticultural produce and products for local and export markets with attendant health, industrial raw materials and employment generation benefits, organised a two-day training workshop for more than 200 people in Ibadan, Oyo State, toward increased income and prosperity. The training workshop, which covered theoretical […]
An industrialist, Chief Chamberlin Okechukwu Adiaso, has given a N100million loan to farmers in Abia State. Adiaso, Mayfair Project Ltd Managing Director, said the loan was disbursed through the Nma Abia Co-operative Society. He spoke during opening of an hospital in honour of his mother Mercy Adiaso in Obieketa autonomous community in Isiala Ngwa South […]
Farmers and scientists are worried over the growing threat of pets and diseases to food security. Globally, biological threats caused by pests and diseases in plants account for about 40 per cent loss in global production. Experts say the problem may get worse. A World Bank consultant , Prof Abel Ogunwale, said pests and diseases […]