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[ad_1]   The Convener, Feed Nigeria Summit 2020 (FNS2020), Mr Richard Mark-Mbaram, says agriculture sector will foster Nigeria’s economic recovery, if well positioned and adequately incentive provided. Mark-Mbaram, also the Managing Director of AgroNigeria, made the assertion on Saturday at a press briefing held virtually in Lagos, announcing the Feed Nigeria Summit 2020 slated for […]

[ad_1] The Pest Control and Disinfection Business is facing array of challenges in the country, which needs to be addressed to move the industry to another level. To achieve this, a new book titled: Predictive Models For Starting And Growing Pest Control And Disinfection Business In Nigeria, has been launched by Rotimax Integrated Services Ltd, […]

[ad_1] Ogun State Government has expressed readiness to extend agricultural opportunities to the Women Entrepreneurs and Professional Development Network (WEPAN), as well as other women groups in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina who disclosed this while playing host to WEPAN and other women groups at the ministry’s conference room at Oke-Mosan, […]

[ad_1] Some farmers under the aegis of the Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) have allayed fears of an impending shortage of cassava in 2021, due to inability to access government intervention funds. A member of the association, Yemi Williams said in an interview on Saturday in Lagos that farmers’ inability to access government’s N19.7 […]

[ad_1] The farmers were attacked by Boko Haram on a rice farm, residents said. At least 44 rice farmers were killed by suspected members of the Boko Haram while harvesting their crops, a lawmaker and sources have said. Sources in Zabarmari, a Borno community known for rice farming, informed PREMIUM TIMES the farmers were attacked […]

[ad_1] LOKOJA- Against the backdrop of the importance of cassava to the daily edible intake in the country, the African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with Synergos Nigeria and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has launched a prototype machine for conversion of High Quality Cassava Peels into feed ingredients for animal feeds. The synergos hinted […]

[ad_1] Mr Stephen Jiyason, the Commandant, Plateau Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has pledged adequate security for farmers in the state. Jiyason said this on Saturday at a meeting with traditional rulers and critical stakeholders in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau The commandant, who emphasised the need to protect […]

[ad_1] Janet Jiya says her land is good but lack of capital is keeping her from expanding her farm. Janet Jiya, 30, is a smallholder farmer in Niger State. In this third of our new interview series on women in farming, she shares her experience with PREMIUM TIMES’ Oge Udegbunam. PT: What do you cultivate? […]

[ad_1] Awka, Nov. 27, 2020 (MOI) Anambra State Government joined the commemoration of World Food Day by giving out cheques to no fewer than 6,000 farmers to enhance food security in the state and the nation. The World Food Day is a global celebration to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) […]

[ad_1] More states government and private sectors organisation are designing projects to advance agribusiness opportunities to over 40,000 Nigerian young women and men with a special focus on skills development. This is coming on the heels of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) authorising commercial banks to give up to N2 billion maximum loan to youths […]

[ad_1] Akure – Ondo State Government on Friday signed a partnership deal with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute(MARDI). Signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the institute, which was facilitated by the office of the Ondo State Development Investment and Promotional Agency headed by Mr. Boye Oyewumi, the state governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu […]

[ad_1] The president of the poultry association is asking the government to intervene in the high cost of grains The National President of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ezekiel Ibrahim, has warned that the poultry industry might be forced to shut down by January 2021 if urgent actions are not taken by the government […]

[ad_1] Over three billion people live in agricultural areas with high to very high levels of water shortages – FAO. More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high to very high levels of water shortages and scarcity and almost half of them face severe constraints, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the […]

[ad_1] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Sabo, Thursday, disclosed that food insecurity and overdependence on food imports currently pose challenges to the agricultural sector. Nanono made this known in his address at the 2nd National Commodity Alliance Forum (CAF) and Cassava Value Chain Investment Dialogue held in Abuja, where he said it […]