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Governor Abiola Ajimobi has promised to restore Oyo State’s glory as the leader in agricultural production. Ajimobi spoke at the first convocation of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, and the presentation of fellowship awards to him, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Executive of Bovas Petroleum Mrs. Victoria Samson and others. […]
In this piece, ACHOR ABIMAJE, takes a look at the determination of the Plateau State Governor, Barr. Simon Lalong to turn around the economic status of the state through various agricultural policies. Plateau state governor Barr. Simon Lalong came to power at a time when the mono-economy nature of Nigeria was going through recession. As […]
The president, Cocoa Association of Nigeria and Vice President, World Cocoa Producers Organisation Sayina Riman has called on the federal government to synergise with the private sector towards reviving and developing the nations Cocoa industry. Speaking in an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP following a meeting of stakeholders with the Minister of Trade and Investment in […]
The vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has emphasised the need to breed successor farmers by attracting young people through adequate finance. According to Leadership, the chief consultant/chief executive officer, Proedge Limited, a corporate communication outfit, Tajudeen Kareem, the vice president identified funding as critical to improving agricultural production. He said that Osinbajo disclosed the readiness […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has described the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as very passionate about agriculture and matters concerning the youth. The Minister made the assertion in Abuja during the visit of the king to talk about agriculture. Chief Ogbeh described the Ooni as a patron […]
The Federal Government’s plan to make agriculture the mainstay of the economy is being threatened by a power tussle between the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri. Lokpobiri, who had tolerated Audu’s alleged overbearing influence, decided to express his grievances yesterday when […]
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boro ,says the Federal Government will train 500 ex-militants in agriculture and aquaculture under its amnesty programme. Boro disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after his visit to Bio-resources Development Centre (BIODEC), Odi in Bayelsa . He said the […]
The opposition People Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday frowned at President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government issuance of operation licence to Mosanto and its subsidiary to market its agricultural product in the market for commercial use and condemned the action. The PDP expressed its displeasure in several tweets through its Twitter handle @PdpNigeria, and revealed that […]
Scientists have found worrying evidence that fish are becoming toxic, as their environments are being polluted with billions of microbeads – the tiny plastic particles commonly found in face scrubs, body wash, and other cosmetics. It has been known for a while now that microbeads act like tiny magnets for pollutants, capable of concentrating these […]
The Federal Government’s plan to diversify the economy received a boost on Monday with the launch of a four-year agricultural blueprint tagged “Green Alternative: The Agriculture Promotion Policy 2016-2020.” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the public presentation of the scheme, said it would involve the employment of 100,000 agricultural extension workers by the Federal Government, […]
Failure to nurture the leather industry is costing Nigeria a lot in terms of loss of foreign exchange. To reverse this, experts see the closure of the Ponmo (hides) processing section of Oko-Oba Abbatoir, Lagos, as a positive step, as it is expected to boost supply of hides for export, reports, DANIEL ESSIET. •Ponmo on […]
Olam Nigeria, one of the world’s largest buyer of agro commodities, has trained 10,000 farmers and supported them with seedlings to replace the current aging trees. Vice President & Head Corporate and Government Relations, Olam Nigeria, Ade Adefeko, explained that I0,000 farmers were trained in good agricultural practices (GAP) across 200 cocoa growing communities in […]
Following months of partnership discussions, Arla Foods, makers of Dano milk and one of the world’s largest dairy cooperatives, has entered into a strategic agreement with the federal government through the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide enabling organisational structure and trainings that will facilitate the development of the dairy industry in Nigeria. […]
Nigeria, with teeming population, vast land and favourable climate, cannot produce enough food to feed the population. The reason for this abnormality is that more than 70 percent of the farmers in Nigeria use hand tools for their various farm operations. Use of hand tools like hoe and cutlass is laborious, tiring, time consuming and […]
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) said on Saturday that it had strengthened its relationship with partners with the aim of reducing the cassava yield gap on the continent. The ACAI Project Coordinator, Dr Abdulai Jalloh, said this in a statement in Ibadan that the body’s project team realized the importance of partnerships and had […]