News

[ad_1] As Federal Government plans to employ 774,000 artisans and unskilled workers across the 774 Local Government Areas of Nigeria for three months, about five million poultry jobs are on the line. In the last seven months, about two million poultry jobs have reportedly been lost due to acute scarcity of maize and soya beans, […]

[ad_1] The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has offered to provide technical support to three states of Nasarawa, Benue, and Plateau states ravaged by the farmers/ Herders conflict in the Northcentral region of the country. Principal programme officer of CDD, Mr. Yusuf Shamsudeen at a two-day strategic stakeholders’ meeting in Lafia, said that the […]

[ad_1] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Sabo Nanono, has urged soil scientists to assist in educating agricultural extension officers on soil fertility management. Nanono gave the advice on Saturday in Abuja, at the “Experts dialogue”, in commemoration of World Soil Day (WSD) marked on Dec. 5, every year. The dialogue, organised by the […]

[ad_1] Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Catfish farmers in the country on Saturday met to brainstorm and strategize for better productivity in the industry. The farmers, under the aegis of the Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) met with the former President, who is a founding member of the body at the boardroom of […]

[ad_1] Binta Mukhtar, who can only crop part of her 73 hectares farm, says “farming is a very expensive venture” Binta Mukhtar, 58, a mother of six, cultivates a variety of crops in Kano. In this fourth part of our new interview series on women in agriculture, Ms Muktar shares her experience with PREMIUM TIMES. […]

[ad_1] By Imam Murtadha Gusau In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him), is His Servant and Messenger. Dear brothers and sisters, unfortunately […]

[ad_1] The Lagos State Government has said that it had upscaled the Maputo Declaration benchmark of 10 percent budget for agriculture by member-countries from one percent to two percent. The state government also disclosed plans to increase its fish production by at least 60,000 metric tonnes in 2021 to bridge the huge deficit in the […]

[ad_1] In this interview, the Chief Executive Officer, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, Ayodeji Balogun, disclosed efforts made by his company in creating wealthy farmers in Nigeria and boosting investments along various value chains in the last five years, as he speaks on other salient issues in the agricultural sector. Excerpts: Can you give a brief […]

[ad_1] THAT the slain Borno farmers did not get military clearance is an inconvenient truth, but the real error of judgement was taking the government at its word. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the military chiefs – the same military chiefs there today – to relocate to the […]

[ad_1]  Border Re-Opening And Nigerian Rice Revolution  Rice is one of the most consumed staples in Nigeria, with consumption per capita of 32kg.  In the past decade, consumption has increased 4.7%, almost four times the global consumption growth, and reached 6.4 million tonnes in 2017 – accounting for c.20% of Africa’s consumption.  As at 2011, […]

[ad_1] LAGOS  – It came as a cheering news to many, especially the youths when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), authorised each commercial bank to give up to N2 billion maximum loan to youths interested in going into agriculture, under the Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme (AADS), at five per cent interest rate yearly.  The […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – Lagos State Government has affirmed that it will increase its fish production by nothing less than 60,000 metric tonnes in 2021 to bridge the huge deficit in order to meet the state’s demand for fish. Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture in the State, dropped this hint on Thursday while addressing newsmen on […]

[ad_1] The Global Food Prices Index has registered a sharp rise in November to its highest level in nearly six years, led by vegetable oil, sugar, cereals, dairy and meat the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has said. Details of this were highlighted in the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) report released […]

[ad_1] As Borno State and Nigerians mourn slain 43 rice farmers by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday, Civil Society Orgsanisations, CSOs, Thursday, expressed sadness and demanded for sack of Service Chiefs and new security approach to protect lives and property across the country. Speaking on the horror unleashed on innocent rice farmers on their field […]