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The Presidency on Monday warned that Nigeria could face famine in January if drastic steps are not taken now. Nigeria, which is currently Africa’s largest producer of cereals and grains risks famine from early next year as a huge demand in the global market is targeting Nigeria’s surplus production. Senior Special Assistant to the President […]
Former member of the Old Western Region House of Parliament, Elder John Oladeji Adeyemo, has urged Governor Ibikunle Amosun to harness the potential in local rice production to boost Ogun State’s socio-economic development. He spoke at a thanksgiving service for his son, Pastor Toyin Abayomi Adeyemo’s elevation to Divisional Overseer of Christ Gospel Mission International, […]
How to improve rice production, among others, topped discussions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) rice value forum held in Minna, the Niger State capital. DANIEL ESSIET reports. How to enhance rice production dominated discussions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) forum held in Minna, the Niger State capital. Held under UNDP’s Agribusiness […]
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has inspected rice farms in Itane, Ketar Fulani and Gwadan Gwaji villages in Kebbi State. Emefiele, who expressed satisfaction with the farmers’ yield, said the major objectives of the Anchor Borrowers’Programme (ABP) had been largely achieved. The objectives of the ABP include assisting rural smallholder farmers to […]
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has called on Russian farmers to invest in producing and exporting agricultural produce in the country to earn foreign exchange. Osinbajo implored Russian agric investors during the visit by the Russian delegation at the state house in Abuja. According to Osinbajo, “We are just six hours away […]
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, will on Friday, November 18, 2016, host the 4th Agricultural Policy Research Seminar, themed; Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) of Nigerian Agricultural Transformation Agenda: Looking Back and Thinking Ahead. The event, which is being organized by the Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRNet) in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI-Nigeria) […]
Rice farmers in Plateau are optimistic of a bumper harvest this year with their chairman, Mr Joshua Bitrus, boasting that members would garner “ at least one million tonnes”. “This year’s harvest is plentiful; from what we have seen on ground, we expect nothing less than one million tonnes of rice in Plateau,” Bitrus, Chairman, […]
Beyond the issue of environmental pollution, public disturbance and other dastardly acts linked with the activities of herdsmen, their actions have left frustration, as farmers have continued to count their losses. Several farmlands invaded by herdsmen and their cattle are in ruins, while farmers are in debts. In Ekiti State, the story of Pastor Salami […]
Forty-five Nigerians and global business leaders in the country’s agriculture industry met last week in Lagos, to find market-led solutions to the post-harvest losses in the country’s tomato value chain. Nigeria is Africa’s second largest producer of tomatoes, producing nearly 2 million tonnes annually, yet up to 40 per cent of the crop never makes […]
For the first time in West Africa, a regional symposium focusing on the next generation of cocoa research for West and Central Africa was held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State, The symposium, held from November 8 to 10, was meant to tackle the bottlenecks faced by cocoa producers […]
The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up by Adamawa Government to investigate the causes of clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the State have been urged to speed up action on the matter. The District Head of Demsa in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa, Chief Fidelis Ali, made the call shortly after a special […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have introduced the Rural Financial Outreach Coordinating Committee (ROCC) as exit strategy for Rural Financial Institution Building (RUFIN) programme which ends next year. The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have been implementing the RUFIN programme in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also known as COP-22, in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 14-16, 2016. Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement Sunday that Buhari would participate in the official opening plenary on November 15 […]
The Federal government says it is facilitating the procurement of additional 40 large-scale rice mills to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018. Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop themed “Big Boost for Agro Diversification and Export.’’ Mr. Ogbeh said that the Integrated Rice […]
As the world and the U.S. prepare for a supercrop, keeping alive worries about commodities prices, Argentina’s agricultural economy is coming alive. Because of tax changes, Argentine farmers are taking advantage of export opportunities and enjoying more money in their pockets. This will be the first crop planted after the government eliminated export taxes on […]