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[ad_1] WHEN last Thursday the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers Association issued a strike notice directing its members to stop hauling foodstuff and livestock to the Southern states of the country until a compensation of N475billion was paid to the members for losses incurred due to the persistent herders crisis, many dismissed the […]

[ad_1] Mr Yusuf said N554.61 billion had been disbursed through the programme since its inception in 2015. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 3.8 million farmers have so far benefited from its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The Director, Development Finance Department of the bank, Yila Yusuf, made this known in an interview with the […]

[ad_1] REUTERS/Kham • Guild marks 2021 World Pangolin DayDelisting Africa’s most populous nation as the hub for illegal pangolin trade would require multi-stakeholders’ collaboration. It will also take the government at all levels to intensify efforts to track and nip traffickers, conservationists have said. The conservationists, who spoke at the Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria (PCGN) […]

[ad_1] Cat fish Fish farmers in Ebute Afuye, Epe got a boost from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative sponsored by CFAO Group through CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Limited in partnership with a local NGO, HEDA Resource Centre. The empowerment programme, which was officially launched in February in Epe, would provide aquaculture training, extension service […]

[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has guaranteed a total of N122.6 billion loans under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) as at end 2020. Chairman of the Fund’s Board, Mr. Stephen Okon, disclosed this, in Abuja, yesterday, at the National Award Ceremony for the Best Farmer of the Year 2020 under the […]

[ad_1]  Nigerian farmers have not been able to explore the opportunities available from several multinationals companies in Nigeria, which solely rely on imports of materials needed for production, Dayo Olunowo, Managing Director of Agri Capital Limited has said.  He urged farmers in the country to produce crops and other produce based on guided industrial demands […]

[ad_1] International prices of maize, wheat and rice were either stable or edged up slightly. Global food prices rose for the ninth conservative month in February, led by sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has said. The FAO said this in its Food Price Index report released on […]

[ad_1] An unknown number of crocodiles are on the loose after they escaped from a breeding farm in South Africa, conservation officials said on Thursday. The juvenile crocodiles, which measure between 1.2 metres and 1.5 metres, escaped through a farm’s meshed wire fence near the town of Bonnivale in Western Cape Province on Wednesday. Petro […]

[ad_1] Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Wednesday, restated his administration’s commitment towards agriculture sector development. Lalong said this in Jos when the management of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) visited him. He said the state government would partner NASENI to establish agriculture machinery and equipment development institute in the state. […]

[ad_1] The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria reached an agreement at a meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday. Cattle and foodstuff traders in northern Nigeria have agreed to resume transportation of food items to the south. PREMIUM TIMES learnt the group under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of […]

[ad_1] THE National President, Traditional Rulers Association of Nigeria, His Imperial Majesty, Eze Thomas Obiefule has reacted to the food blockade by Northern stuff dealers and urged Ndigbo to remain calm and embrace agriculture in order to avert a possible shortage of food. Obiefule, who is the traditional ruler of Umudioka Ancient Kingdom and also […]