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[ad_1] By Wole Mosadomi Seven farmers have been reportedly killed while many others were injured by armed bandits in Mashegu Local Government Areaof Niger state. The late farmers were said to have been ambushed by the bandits right on their farm while trying to convey their harvested food produce home in Babban Rami village thursday […]
[ad_1] Mrs Bello wants the government to support women farmers with extension services for trainings and information on how to improve farming and output. Fatima Bello, 64, a nurse and a mother of four, has farms in Kebbi and Sokoto states. An alumnus of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sokoto and also holder of a […]
[ad_1] The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji and traditional worshippers in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government and the southwest governors to urgently adopt irrigation farming to overcome projections of food shortage in the year 2021. Farmers association from the Oke-Ogun region of Oyo State have recently announced that there would be a scarcity […]
[ad_1] IBADAN – The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji and traditional worshippers in Nigeria have urged the Federal government and the South-West governors to urgently adopt irrigation farming as one of the major solutions to projected food shortage in the year 2021. Farmers association from the Oke-Ogun region of Oyo State have recently […]
[ad_1] South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel on Friday urged manufacturers and farmers in the country to prepare themselves for opportunities in export markets following the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). AfCFTA came into effect on Friday. Patel, while believing the agreement could lead to more employment opportunities, said […]
[ad_1] Mechanisation is a multi-dimensional concept and widely used in agriculture. There is, however, a major difference between the application of mechanisation in developed and developing countries that can boost food production in 2021 The developing countries tend to design their own strategies in food security given the challenges they face in all aspects of […]
[ad_1] LAGOS – Climate change and hoarders have been identified as factors that are responsible for the high cost of Nigerian rice especially during the festive season, experts say. Before now, Nigeria was a net importer of rice spending billions of naira on importation which has in no small way adversely affected local production. In […]
[ad_1] Mr Fatai Afolabi, Chief Executive Officer, Foremost Development Services Limited and Consultant/Adviser, Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON), explains ways to revamp Nigeria’s oil palm industry, how the government interventions should look like and the need for smallholder and commercial models of oil palm cultivation and value chains. FEMI IBIROGBA, Head, Agro-Economy, reports. Nigeria […]
[ad_1] Honey For post-COVID 19 economic growth in Nigeria, beekeeping and honey production can substantially result in poverty alleviation and job creation in addition to the country being able to export experts in various aspects of beekeeping to other countries, Prof. H. D. Ibrahim, Director-General, Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC), has said. Beekeeping […]
[ad_1] PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday gave a marching to the Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, to handover all the tractors which the agency was refurbishing and housed at its institute in Minna, Niger State. The directive was to ensure food sufficiency and to revamp the agricultural […]
[ad_1] The Oyo State Police Command says it is making frantic efforts to rescue Mr Oluwole Agboola, a farmer, who was reportedly abducted on Monday by six gunmen allegedly dressed in Army uniform. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agboola, who owns a piggery and fish farm at Nagbede Village in Akinyele Local […]
The US$3.5mn ARTOLIO project is coordinated by Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization and sees the participation of nine partner organisations from Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Spain The project aims to provide knowledge in marketing and sales, as well as to provide technology that helps improve the global visibility of the local product. (Image […]
[ad_1] The FCT Administration has warned traders and marketers at Jabi Mall to comply with COVID-19 guidelines or have their business premises shut down to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. Mr Ikharo Attah, Head, Media and Public Enlightenment of the FCTA COVID-19 Task Force, issued the warning while monitoring compliance in some shopping malls […]
[ad_1] President Buhari directed that the CBN “must not give money to import food.” President Muhammadu Buhari has given his words that the administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year while giving a strong directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, not to give any money for food […]
[ad_1] Mr Segun Atho, Deputy National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), says rice farmers in Lagos can grow the crop all year round to meet demand. Atho told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the state had the capacity to feed itself in the area of rice production, if fully […]