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Rural Agric Products: Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has expressed her readiness to partner, train and provide soft loans to over 500 members of a Non-Governmental Organisation, Women in the New Nigeria, on their Farmer’s Mart initiative towards ensuring that their farm produce meet the quality..
Songhai Farm Model: A model of Songhai farming techniques is being planned by Federal Government in Akwa Ibom State and it is part of government’s strategies to boost agriculture in the country.
Iseyin Dam Irrigation activities are yet to reach their peak at the Ikere Gorge dam in Iseyin, Oyo State, about 36 years since the dam became operational. The dam, managed by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, was constructed to, among other things, provide water for irrigation activities in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. […]
Livestock Activities: The Kaduna State House of Assembly has passed the Bill For a Law to regulate the state Livestock Sector with the aim of regulating the activities of Livestock.
Concerned stakeholders in Edo State Monday rejected the federal government’s planned cattle colony. Rather, they advocated the embrace of cattle ranching, which they said is a modern way of grazing.
Herders/Farmers Clashes: The Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) on Tuesday said engagement of more agriculture extension officers could play a role in stemming the clashes between herders and farmers in the country.
Abattoir Defaulters: The Ministry of Agriculture in Rivers State said it would prosecute any person caught operating at the banned Eleme abattoir in the State.
Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi on Saturday reiterated his stand that no part of the state would be given for the purpose of cattle colony, stating that available land is not enough for agriculture as an agrarian state.
The Adamawa Government has acquired 140 tractors and distributed them to local governments and the Ministry of Agriculture to boost agricultural mechanisation in the state.
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) says it is targeting 480 million dollars as foreign earnings from the export of cashew nuts in 2018.
Lagos Abattoirs: The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Oluwatoyin Suarau, has described the state of abattoirs and slaughter slabs in Lagos as clean, safe and secured.
Cattle Colonies: Kogi State has made history by becoming the first among the 36 states of the federation to establish a cattle colony to assist Fulani herdsmen in rearing their cows.
Agricultural Market Place: The Kogi Agricultural Development Project (ADP) on Tuesday inaugurated an internet marketing platform to connect farmers in the state to the outside world to enable them to sell their produce.
Accelerated Agric Scheme: In an effort to address the unemployment rate in Adamawa State and to achieve Federal Government diversification programme in agricultural sector, the state government is to benefit from the N1.5 billion Federal Government Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS).
Boko Haram militants, drought and pests have combined to wreak havoc on farmlands in Borno State, leading to low output and huge losses to the farmers.