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As the nation seeks a way out of its economic recession, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwuis, Ojaja II, has called on the three tiers of government to focus on agricultural development and youth empowerment programmes as panaceas to quick recovery from the economic crunch. The monarch who made this remark while addressing […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri has said that the Federal Government would save $8billion through new storage technologies developed by the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Illorin (NSPRI). This is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Information in the ministry, Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams in Abuja on Thursday. The […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Wednesday in Abuja said Nigerian businessmen demanded 2.5 billion dollars (about N492 billion) a week for importation of goods and services into the country. Ogbeh made this known yesterday at a meeting with officials of VICAMPRO, an indigenous Agro Company investing in production of […]
Bitter Kola otherwise known as Garcinia Kola is a highly sought after product in the international market, in countries like China, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and many other Asian countries. It is exported in different forms – wet, dried or powdered – depending on the specification of the buyer. Bitter kola is a medium sized forest […]
Beside low food production that hallmarked the continent’s agrarian economy, post-harvest losses have become the major challenge besetting the quest for food security. But the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has reiterated the importance of policy regulations to end the losses in the continent that spends $35 billion on food imports each […]
Good farm hygiene and animal health practices can greatly reduce the need to use antimicrobial medicines, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation said in its new Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance. FAO pledged to help countries develop strategies for tackling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in their food supply chains, as governments prepare to debate […]
Kogi State Government on Thursday began the sales and distribution of 100 trucks of fertiliser and other agricultural inputs at subsidised rates to farmers in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Tim Dichie, disclosed this at the distribution of farm inputs and launching of “Option ‘A’ Road Map (Option Agriculture […]
Nigeria’s lack of sufficient agricultural extension services is not only a national disgrace but a disaster as no nation can attain self-sufficient in food production without their services. View from expert who spoke with one of the national dailies. Ideally, agricultural extension also known as agricultural advisory services plays a vital role in promoting agricultural […]
NEW DELHI: Prospects of cheap internet data might have taken political overtones with politicians getting into the ‘atta’ (wheat flour) verses ‘data’ debate, but availability of cheap and fast data has the potential to increase farm productivity and farmers’ incomes. ISRO’s ongoing programme of predicting site suitability for a particular crop, cropping intensity as well […]
The Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm Research – NIFOR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding – MoU with Singapore’s PZ Wilmar to boost palm oil production through research and human capacity building in Nigeria. The MoU signing event which took place on Friday September 9, 2016, was witnessed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural […]
The Benue State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an America-based company, Juma International. Governor Samuel Ortom said during the signing of the $1 billion agro-allied contract in Makurdi, that the move was geared towards achieving his administration’s objective of wealth creation for the Benue people. The governor, who also reiterated the […]
If Nigeria fails to start producing rice, by December 2016, the price of a bag of rice could be N40,000, says the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri. Lokpobiri, who made this known at a town hall meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Saturday, said that Nigeria spends about $22bn a […]
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has called on African leaders to urgently address problems afflicting agriculture to fight food insecurity and create employment in the continent, as he commits to set aside $200 million to benefit 150,000 young farmers. Just as President Paul Kagame of Rwanda said putting agriculture sector at the centre stage […]
As Nigerians continue to groan and reel under economic recession some agric experts speak on quick recovery measures to rescue the situation. A foremost member of Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria, FACAN, Abuja Chapter, Joshua Anajome, said the government should urgently take intervention measures by embarking on short, medium and long term agric […]
One of the players in the nation’s agri-business sector Haske and Williams Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding with FGM Expert Farmer, a global player in France, to develop its capacity for large scale agricultural projects. Under the pact, the firms will work together on development and implementation of sustainable strategies aimed at boosting […]