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[ad_1] KANO – Gunmen have on Monday invaded the family house of Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono in Tofai village, Gabasawa Local government area of Kano State, and kidnapped his brother, Babawuro Tofai. It was gathered that the gunmen numbering about 10 of them stormed the house around 1 am and kidnap the victim. […]
[ad_1] Hundreds of farmers in Egbe Community of Kogi State on Monday took to the street in protest against the incessant destruction of their crops and farmlands by Fulanis herdsmen. The farmers who said they have lost crops worth millions of Naira called on the State government to intervene in their predicaments. The irate farmers […]
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Agricultural Bank of Egypt (ABE) have partnered to help Egyptian farmers access financing to purchase solar irrigation systems, reduce their dependence on diesel-powered generators and boost their productivity The partnership is part of IFC’s broader advisory work to strengthen Egypt’s clean technology sector. (Image source: […]
[ad_1] Dr, you once said to me that I have people like you to campaign for me and to canvass my ideas. I sincerely thank you and wish to take further advantage of it. The CBN has put in place a number of Agric Intervention Funds. Very commendable. Because of COVID-19 they reduced the interest […]
[ad_1] Chairman TETFUND Standing Committee on Research & Development, Agriculture & Thematic Group, Prof. Charles Aworh (left) and Acting DGCEO FIIRO, Dr. Yemisi Asagbra<br /> Prioritising Agriculture, value addition and availability of purchasing power have been identified as factors that can boost food security in the country. The role of the government in providing resources […]
[ad_1] Coalition Against Paraquat (CAP) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to enforce an outright ban on the use of paraquat in the country to save the farmer, the consumer and the environment from its toxicity. The coalition, comprising specialists in different fields, made the call during […]
[ad_1] The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Oyo State branch, has lamented the inadequacy of veterinary doctors in the Oyo State Civil Service. The state chairman of NVMA, Dr Dayo Adejuyigbe, who stated this during a visit to the leadership of the Oyo State House of Assembly, said the current situation in which only 13 […]
[ad_1] “When they say women got palliative, I don’t know the women they are talking about” Women smallholder farmers constitute about 75 per cent of the agriculture labour force in Nigeria, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. They produce the bulk of the food […]
[ad_1] …Says Only 1.1MT is Produced Out Of 3.6 MT Annual demand ABUJA- The Federal Government is set to bridge the deficit gap in fish production by enhancing an increase in domestic fish production through youth and women empowerment programme that will also help to eradicate restiveness associated with unemployment. Speaking on behalf of the […]
[ad_1] No fewer than 200,000 farmers are expected to be engaged by the regenerative agricultural intervention in 10 states in Nigeria. The regenerative initiative, the first of its kind in Nigeria would be piloted across Kano, Cross River, Jigawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, Benue, Niger and Plateau states. The new Agricultural technology is inherently enhances […]
[ad_1] Stakeholders in the agriculture value chain from the South-Wesh have attributed preference for production of cash crops by farmers to high profit, challenges of storage, access to finance, and inadequate security. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they also identified lack of motorable roads from rural farm settlements to markets and activities […]
[ad_1] In commemoration of its fourth year anniversary, Farmcrowdy, an Agritech company has launched six business focus to serve all individuals across the agriculture value chain, prioritising stakeholder access to better yields, lower costs, and smarter marketing. The Founder and CEO of the company, Onyeka Akumah, who disclosed this at a briefing to mark the […]
[ad_1] It is gradually becoming real that majority of homes may have to celebrate the coming yuletide season without consumption of rice, which has become the usual delicacy for such period, as the price is going beyond the reach of the common man. Rice is the third most consumed staple food in Nigeria (after maize […]
[ad_1] The Bureau’s report said crop production remains the major driver of the sector, accounting for 92.93 per cent of overall nominal growth of the sector in third quarter 2020. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said Nigeria’s Agricultural sector contributed 30.77 per cent to the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country […]
[ad_1] This year’s African Youth Agripreneurs Forum (AYAF) and AgriPitch competition awarded the winner and runner–up of the mature start-up category with a cash prize of $40,000 and $20,000 respectively. The co-founder of Releaf, Ikenna Nzewi; the Chief Executive Officer of Food locker, Femi Aiki; and, founder, Mhogo Foods, Elizabeth Gikebe, have won the top cash prizes in the African Development Bank’s(AfDB’s) $120,000 […]