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Delta state government has warned rubber and palm plantation owners against withholding wages of their staff under the guise of deductions for dues and cooperative societies. The state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, handed down the warning while addressing members of the National Union of Agriculture and Allied Employees, NUAAE when the Solidarity Centre in collaboration […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Sunday, said it had supported the cultivation of 2,000 hectares out-grower farms in Borno to produce improved variety seedlings and accelerate paddy rice production. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seeds nurseries were established at Dusuman and Zabalmari villages in Konduga Local Government Area of […]
The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, will be formally unveiled by December. The Manager, Agriculture Global Practice(Economic and Social Infrastructure), Islamic Development Bank, Mr. Nur Abdi, revealed this, yesterday, at a meeting with the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The Islamic Development Bank is contributing $90 million to the project, while the Kano State […]
The Lagos State Government has asked the private sector to tap into the agricultural potential of the state for Lagos to be self sufficient. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, called on stakeholders to treat agriculture as a combination of business and development platform by concentrating on value chains where the state had comparative advantage. […]
The recent 3rd edition of the First Bank Agric Expo in Lagos was an opportunity for some states in the country to share strategies for driving the Agric sector which is a critical contributor to the local economy. Mr. Akinola Olotu Senior Special Adviser on Agric and Agribusiness to the Ondo State Government gave a […]
In a new public-private partnership, Kaduna state government and farmer-owned Arla Foods are committing to further development of a long-term sustainable dairy industry and local dairy sector in Nigeria by helping 1,000 small scale farmers create better livelihoods. Already active in existing development projects within the dairy industry, Kaduna state, Arla and the federal government […]
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday, signed the bill establishing the Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources into law. He said the essence of the law was to have three schools of agriculture that would be training the needed manpower to drive and sustain the ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector in […]
Soybean farmers in Benue State are optimistic of bumper harvest this year despite the challenge of inadequate and high cost of fertiliser in the market. A soybean farmer in Gboko, Titus Atondo, told our correspondent in Makurdi that he expected bumper harvest this year. He said his eight-hectare soybean farm located at Mbatiav in Gboko […]
It has been revealed that 32, 721 farmers have applied for agricultural intervention across value chain through the Agro-processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support Project (APPEALS). Its developed data base showed that out of this number, 11, 210 farmers met the criteria. However, only 2, 521 were said to have been randomly selected for screening. […]
One person has been reported killed and many others injured in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bala Senchi, on Wednesday, confirmed the attacked in an interview with Freedom Radio in Dutse. He said the clash resulted from […]
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday inaugurated its Agro-Rangers unit to check farmers and herders clashes in the state. The State Commandant of the Corps, Lucy Samu, said during the occasion that the inauguration presented an opportunity for the nation to be hopeful security-wise and embrace peace. Ms Samu said the […]
The Lagos State Government has acquired 84 hectares of land in Osogbo, Osun State, to cultivate crops and meet the food needs of residents. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noted that the farm would ensure food security for Lagosians. “Lagos State, with a population in excess […]
The federal government has commenced aerial spray of pesticides to control the invasion of Quelea birds in North-east Nigeria, an official of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed. Adamu Kazaure, the Coordinating Officer, Federal Pest Control Services Division, Department of Veterinary and Pest Control, in charge of Adamawa and Taraba States, […]
Rice has, for over a week now, become a dominant produce at Katsina local markets as farmers begin massive harvest of the produce, a development that has resulted in low market price and low turnout of buyers. It was on record that because of low price of maize last season and high cost of fertilizer, […]
The Lagos State government has charged members of the Lagos State Catfish and Allied Farmers Association (LASCAFAN) to explore new frontiers for the overall development of subsector, as there are enormous untapped investment potentialities. READ MORE: 1,000 hectares of Farmlands in Jigawa Threatened by Typha Grass Invasion The Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahun Lawal, who […]