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Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, yesterday declared that ranches remained the only panacea if the government was desirous to end the farmers-herders clashes across the country.
Over 500 rice farmers in Bayelsa State have received seedlings, fertilizers, spray machines and other rice farming inputs from the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Federal Government. (Bayelsa CBN Anchor Borrowers Scheme Over 500 Rice Farmers Benefits) READ MORE: Rice To Sell For N10,000 A Bag Soon, Says Kebbi Governor […]
President of Harvestfield Industries Limited, Martins Aderemi Awofisayo, an indigenous agro and healthcare company recently signed-in by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, for the manufacture and distribution of Aflasafe, has assured to return Nigeria to lost days ..
Agric Development: The Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two firms on agricultural development.
Farmcrowdy, a digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, has announced the launch of 7,500 acres of new maize and rice farms in Kaduna and Kwara States to meet growing demand for crop farms.
The Edo State Government has said that the Edo State Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited (ESFCCL), Auchi, has produced enough fertilizer to serve farmers within the state and neighbouring states for the 2018 planting season.
Agric Revolution: As President Muhammadu Buhari made to visit Plateau in March, the interrogation for the visit, due to the level of seriousness the state government committed to the project bordered on the justification for such high level preparation.
Participants at a workshop on ‘Agriculture Budget Monitoring, Tracking and Advocacy’ organized by Action Aid Nigeria (AAN) have identified lack of adequate support from government, policy inconsistencies and environmental factors…
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has launched a major report on transforming agriculture and rural development in its member countries.
Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting the competitiveness of cassava farmers in the country.
Over 10,000 farmers and stakeholders in the agricultural space are expected to participate at the 2018 Aviana Nigeria International Expo slated for April 25-26, 2018, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Some women farmers in Nasarawa State have called on the federal and state governments to assist them with interest-free loans to boost agricultural production.
Rice Mill: The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has inaugurated the newly built Alaida Destoner Rice Mill, for the development of agriculture in the state.
Agricultural Best Practices: The Kogi Agricultural Development Project (ADP) on Saturday has embarked on an intensive training for registered cassava, cashew and maize farmers from March 22 to 31, with the theme: “Best Practices in Agriculture”.
The Edo State government have made fresh efforts to boost rubber production and improve her non-oil sector with the 2,500-hectare rubber plantation in Urhonigbe, in Orhionmwon Local Government with other agricultural initiatives; the initiatives have also received the support of the Federal Government.