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It’s the time of the year for the harvest of a pepper variety popularly known among farmers and consumers in Sokoto as shambo pepper. Although the pepper is noted to be popular among farmers in Fadama areas of Sokoto because of its viable economic potentials, the pepper variety is consumed more in South-western Nigeria. “Our […]
The ban on rice importation and its resultant effect on the high cost of the staple food is a blessing in disguise for local farmers, who are beginning to eat the fruits of their labour. This is because the development has not only forced consumers to patronise the different species of locally produced rice, it […]
This doesn’t appear to be the best of time for stakeholders in the Sorghum industry, as lack of stability in government policy has pushed the sub-sector to the brink of collapse. Also, unjust import tariff system has not helped the situation. The development has left local investors at the mercy of importers who bring in […]
The Governor of Ebonyi State , Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has called on the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), to work harder in 2017 to make the state attain greater height in rice production. He told delegations from the ministry, IFAD, Abakalili Amalgamated Market Traders Association […]
How To Increase Your Farm Profit In 2017?, The major concern of every farmer who sees farming as a business is how to increase the revenue or turnover of his/ her farm. However, the practice with many farmers is to sink money into farming without developing good farm accounting procedures and processes, which are very […]
Farm records form an integral part of running a successful farm enterprise. The more records a farmer keeps, the easier it is to manage and run the affairs of the farm. An agricultural economist, Dr. Yusuf Oseni, of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, said […]
61 Farmers Rewarded For Returning Pesticides Bottles. A pesticide manufacturing company based in Lagos, Candel, has rewarded 61 farmers across the country with farm tricycles, generating sets and N1 million for returning used bottles of pesticides. The initiative is in order to dissuade farmers and their families from using pesticides bottles to store water and […]
Nigeria’s Rice Revolution, The Federal Government’s economic diversification efforts in the agric sector appear to be yielding dividends. With the harvest of local rice, especially by Lagos and Kebbi states, the prices of the staple food have dipped, raising the hope that the ‘rice revolution’ will manifest this year, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Rice is a […]
…some senatorial districts get special allocations The Federal Government has appropriated the sum of N4.1 billion to buy grains for the strategic food reserves. There are 33 silos scattered across the country. The measure is also expected to shoreup the prices of food commodities. The amount represents 5.4% of the total budget (N76.16 billion) appropriated […]
—Said FG On Track To Overcome Recession President of Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN), Prof. Victor Chude, has said the federal government through the minister of agriculture and rural development Chief Audu Ogbeh and his counterpart minister of state Hon. Heineken Lokpobiri are on track to help Nigeria overcome the present economic recession in 2017. […]
The Federal Government has approved a Pan-African programme, tagged ENABLE Youth, designed to engage and create gainful employment and wealth for African youth along the agricultural value chains. According to a report by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the programme is expected to create 1,000 jobs per state. It revealed that the programme […]
An expert in the agriculture sector, Mrs. Chi Tola has called for review of stringent policies for obtaining food processing permit by small holder farmers who are itching to go into processing activities. Tola said there is the need to review several policies and monitor the activities of some of the food regulatory bodies in […]
In line with the federal government’s diversification policy, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has said it hopes to create over 800, 000 jobs in the agricultural sector. The Directorate said it plans to achieve this by engaging 720, 000 unemployed youths in agriculture by keying into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiative of […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Monday, drew the attention of Nigerians to the fake imported honey from China, adding that most of them were produced with sugar syrup which poses danger to human health. Ogbeh disclosed this while receiving delegation of Nigeria Apiculture Platform (NAP), who won the hosting […]
The National Sheep and Goats Development Association Of Nigeria (NASHGODAN) has said it is set to begin the Goat Farmers Economic Advancement Trust (G-FEAT). In a report made available to LEADERSHIP by the General Secretary of the association, Comrade Mohammed k. Adam, he said the G-FEAT shall employ a field officer and working staff to […]