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The Jigawa State Government is eyeing a N5 billion loan under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to revolutionizing agriculture in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim who briefed journalists on the outcome of the state’s executive council meeting, explained that the […]
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State had inaugurated Fadama III, that would provide additional financial intervention for the year 2016/2017 dry season farming in the state. The event, which held at Kurfi Village of Kware Local Government Area, would cover the 23 local government councils at a cost of N1.56 billion. This is contained in […]
The Oyo State Government has stated that herdsman caught with guns would be treated as criminals and prosecuted accordingly. This was stated in a communiqué issued at the end of the Oyo State Inter-Religious/Ethnic Committee ,OYSIREC, held in Ibadan at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s office. The meeting was attended by religious, tribal, ethnic […]
Tomato farmers in Katsina State are smiling to the banks as the price of the commodity jerked up recently. In most farms in the state, a big basket is sold at between N4,000 and N4,5000. At the same period last year, farmers and merchants of tomato in the state were badly affected by glut of […]
The Katsina State government says it has made huge investment in agriculture to enhance production and pave way for wealth creation and income generation across the state. Ibrahim Musa Kalla, Special Assistant on Press Affairs to the state deputy governor, who doubles as commissioner for Agriculture, said the state government has rehabilitated seven irrigation schemes […]
Sokoto is famed as a key producer of carrot, a popular root vegetable which experts have noted to be very rich in Vitamin A, dietary fibre, antioxidants, and minerals. It is cultivated in Kware, Ilela, Goronyo, Wamakko, Gada and Dange Shuni local government areas of the state. On a weekly basis, not less than 10 […]
Mrs Besty Obaseki, wife of Edo Governor, on Tuesday organised one day training on poultry production for 500 widows in the state. Addressing the trainees in Benin, the governor’s wife said the training was part of the state government’s efforts to create employment through agriculture. She said that the training was organised to empower the […]
The traditional ruler of Awo community in Ankpa Local government area of Kogi State, Chief Thomas Amedu has advised government at all levels to intensify efforts to support agriculture so as to reduce crime level in the country and create job opportunity. According to the Monarch, the only way for the country to get out […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved about N1.5 billion for disbursement to farmers in Katsina State to boost food production and security in the country under Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). Leadership checks indicates that about 8000 rice farmers have been cleared by the apex bank and the state government to receive the funds […]
The government of Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in Niger state has been emphatic in its strategic plan to boost Agricultural activities, invariably enhanced productivity in the state thus using the sector to empower youths and women. The governor recently stated that the government has a comparative advantage in the sector considering the fact that the […]
Cocoa farmers in Osun are to get 150,000 cocoa seedlings at affordable and subsidised rates this season from the local cocoa farmers association. Mr Moses Oladipupo, the state Chairman of Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), disclosed this on Tuesday in Osogbo, said that the seedlings would be provided by CFAN. Oladipupo said that farmers […]
The Niger Commissioner for Commerce, Trade and Investment, Mrs Ramatu Yar’ adua, says the state is exporting 57 per cent of the Shea Butter produced world-wide. Yar’adua announced this on Tuesday at news conference at the defence of her ministry’s 2017 budget proposal at the state House of Assembly in Minna. According to her, the […]
The Kano State Government on Tuesday said it would construct eight earth dams in order to boost irrigation activities across the 44 local government areas of the state. Alhaji Sulaiman Ririwai, Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that the project had commenced in Doguwa Local […]
In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, Oyo State commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Mr Oyewole Oyewumi, speaks on the Oyo State agricultural initiative (AgricOyo) launched about a year ago, and other plans of government to maximise the state’s potential in agriculture. It’s ten months since the Oyo State Agricultural Initiative, also called […]
Bauchi State government has promised to support dry season rice farmers across the 20 local government areas of the state to cultivate 4, 000 hectares. Governor Mohammed Abubakar made the promise when he launched the 2017 Fadama III additional financing for dry season rice farming at Konkiyel village in Darazo local government area. He said […]