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As the 2016 off-season agricultural production training scheme takes off in Abia State, the 50 trainees have been advised to take the one-month program serious by investing their time and energy in it. Flagging off the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) sponsored programme at Amuzuta, Old Umuahia, the state Youths Development Commissioner, Dr Hagler Okorie […]
Women empowerment has been identified as key to transforming agriculture in the continent. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presenting its report on Gender Equity at the 2016 African Economic Conference has said. According to key findings in UNDP’s 2016 Africa Human Development Report (AfHDR) ‘Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa’ gender inequality […]
The Government of Russia has urged the federal government and relevant stakeholders in the agricultural sector to help improve the processing and packaging of fruits such as banana, papaya, pineapple and mango to meet up with the expectation of the Russia market. Russia however pledged to strengthen its relations with Nigeria through the purchase of […]
Babban Gona, a social enterprise that supports thousands of mini farmer cooperatives across Northern Nigeria to produce maize, rice and soybeans, is providing loans to increase their production. Babban Gona Business Associate, Ladipo Akoni, said: “To date we have provided 16,000 loans to smallholder farmers to sustainably cultivate 12,000 hectares of arable land. These low-cost […]
Executive Secretary/CEO, Institute of Export Operation and Management (IEOM), Mr. Ofonasaha Udofia, has said improving food safety standards would ease the flow of agricultural products to Europe. Udofia said the European Union( EU) has set stringent certification standards, but producers of Nigerian agricultural products should be trained to meet them. According to him, as Nigerian […]
Agriculture is gaining prominence among the youth and helping to push the development agenda. It is also addressing a growing concern that youths are disenchanted with the enterprise. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Young farmers, such as the Chief Executive, Natural Nutrient Limited, Sola Adeniyi, see farming in three dimensions: as a mission, a way of life […]
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on Dec. 15 to Lagosians at N13,000 per 50 kg towards the Yuletide celebrations. Mr Sanni Okanlawan, Special Adviser on Food Security to Gov. Akinwumi Ambode, made the disclosure in Lagos during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) […]
Wheat Farmers in Kano State have blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the delay in the take-off of this year’s wheat planting season in the state. Faruk Rabiu, Kano State Chairman, Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that participating banks withdrew from the anchor-borrower programme due […]
Ayuba Bradeh, a small holder farmer in Kaduna has emerged the lucky winner of the N1 million star prize at the grand finale of the Candel Company Limited’s Cleanfarm project and raffle draw held in Lagos. Candel had earlier this year, launched the ‘Candel Cleanfarm project’ designed to rid farms of herbicide bottles and remnants […]
Produce theft is fast becoming a menace in communities across Nigeria even as harvest time of some crops is gradually winding up. A farmer in Shongom LGA of Gombe State, Mr Kenos Ali, said his neighbour has lost 15 bags of maize to produce thieves this year. “People now sleep in their farms to protect […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said the federal government is strengthening the production of quality rice in the country with the procurement of small and medium scale mills. Chief Ogbeh stated that 110 various capacities of rice mills recently procured for farmers could mill 10 to 100 metric tonnes […]
The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. Pulses (various types of beans and peas) are annual leguminous crops yielding between one to 12 grains or seed of variable sizes, shapes and colours within the pod used for both food and feed. The term pulses are limited […]
Farmers in onion-producing areas of Wurno, Goronyo and Gada are having hard times as poor market hit the produce. A visit to the Kara onion depot in the Sokoto capital revealed thousands of sacks of onions filled to capacity just as huge quantity of the commodity is spread all over the place waiting to be […]
BAL and KOL Global Concepts recently launched its remarkable fish farm located at Kwarin Ayuba Graceland, Sabon Gari LGA in Kaduna State. The farm, owned by Barrister Ibrahim Lawal Ibrahim, also serves as a training centre for fish fingerling production at hatchery level; raising of fingerlings to table sizes; fish feed formulation and palletisation; smoking […]
In order to free the Nigerian market from substandard products, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed substandard goods valued at over N500 million. Its Director General, Osita Aboloma, says the goods did not meet the required production standards. At the dump site in Lagos, Aboloma said the action was to serve as a […]