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Rice Farmers in Bayelsa State has confirmed the acquisition of over 40, 000 hectares of land in the efforts to boost local cultivation of rice in the state. Mr Ezeikel Ogbianko,the State Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association,who confirm the development in Yenagoa, said the lands so far acquired were located in eight communities including […]
With substantial boost in production of many agricultural produce and traders from central and North African countries flooding Nigeria to import commodities, the Federal Government is moving to maximise its advantage by resuscitating the moribund Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCX). Since the abolition of marketing boards by the Babangida administration, there has not been any regulation […]
Residents of Okitipupa in Ondo State have continued to partronise charcoal sellers as substitute for their daily domestic cooking, as the high cost of kerosene and cooking gas lingered on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that kerosene, formerly sold for N300 per litre has gone up to between N400 and N450 while […]
The most enduring and damaging impacts of Nigeria’s oil and gas resource curse has been the long and steady decline of the country’s agricultural sector over the years. Once the primary source of government revenue and foreign exchange earnings, agriculture in Nigeria has suffered from decades of underinvestment, corruption, policy neglect and lost opportunities. It […]
Coconut farmers have raised the alarm over the imminent depletion of coconut trees, if urgent steps are not taken by stakeholders to urgently block the identified loopholes. Nigeria currently ranks 18th on the world coconut production country index and produces 265,000 metric tonnes of coconut annually, with Badagry, Lagos State, ranking as number one, leading […]
For many farmers, affordable machines is a major problem. At the moment, some Nigerians are producing these machines in large scale to help small and large scale farmers meet the challenge of food production. DANIEL ESSIET reports. One of the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s policies is to boost agricultural productivity. While production rose sharply in recent […]
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have urged the Federal Government to support pre-shipment inspection agencies to reduce rejection of the nation’s agro exports. The list of goods subject to inspections and quality testing is extensive, including food and agricultural products. They said providing an enabling environment for pre-shipment inspections is one of the corrective measures […]
Rice produced by farmers in Kano State rose from 692, 481 tonnes to 1, 551, 720 tonnes last year, representing an increase of about 95.2 percent, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said. The governor dropped the hint during an interactive session on loan recovery, with farmers on the Central Bank of Nigeria/Bank of Agriculture/Kano State […]
The Adamawa Government on Friday said it had commenced the training of 240 farmers in various dry season farming. Gov. Muhammadu Jibrillah confirmed the development during the presentation of certificates to the beneficiary farmers in Yola. Jibrillah said that the development was part of his campaign promises to support vulnerable farmers and ensure food sufficiency […]
Worried about 55 per cent importation of the total volume of palm oil consumed in Nigeria, the Mike Omotosho Foundation has established a N2 billion palm plantation in Kwara State. Founder and initiator of the project, Dr. Mike Omotosho stated this weekend in Abuja while briefing journalists ahead of the forthcoming annual lecture of the […]
After pushing farmers into jatropha farming ahead of plans to establish biofuel refinery, the government backing out and farmers are caught in shock. Jatropha farmers in Katsina say they have been neglected despite being pushed into the business by government ahead of the proposed establishment of a Bio-fuel refinery in Kogi state. The chairman of […]
In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), banana is one of the cheapest commodities one can find. They are on roadside selling points, in shops and highbrow supermarkets. Traders say the increased production from banana plantations-from modern mechanised and medium to subsistence and barn yard producers-is glutting the market. Banana can be grown anywhere, and […]
How to Access Anchor Borrowers Fund: In order to increase funding for the agricultural sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with its developmental function, established the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), which was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The broad objective of the ABP is to create economic linkage between smallholder […]
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has urged the over 5,000 beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) agricultural loan in the state to pay up. The governor made the appeal at an interactive meeting with some of the farmers at Kadawa, Garun-Mallam Local Government Area of the state. He […]
Oyo State Government has promised to inaugurate the first automated silo in Nigeria soon, as part of efforts to enhance the diversification of its economy through agriculture. Gov. Abiola Ajimobi made the disclosure in Oyo during the inspection of the Oyo State Integrated Silo Complex located along Oyo-Awe road on Tuesday. The News Agency of […]