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The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has said that at least 2,000 unemployed youths from various communities in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State have been trained and empowered in mushroom and ginger production and value chain. The empowerment programme, which is in collaboration with the member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, Ossai Nicholas […]
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has re-affirmed the government’s commitment to partner private sector to revive the agriculture sector. He said the administration will do everything possible to make agriculture the mainstay and bedrock of the state’s economy. The governor stated this, yesterday during a facility tour of Bob Jones Farm Limited, at Obadimu community, […]
Lovers of fish have been warned of fake and unwholesome Tilapia fish, flooding the markets daily, with attendant serious health risks to consumers. Tilapia is a mild-flavored, lean fish, one of the most popular specie to eat, easy to prepare and relatively economical. Tilapia fish is adaptable and can survive even in poor-quality water or […]
The Government of Cross River State has set up a task force to recover over N700 million from smallholder cocoa farmers in the state. The Acting Chairman of the state Cocoa Board, Dr. Oscar Ofuka, disclosed this on Monday while inspecting the high yield cocoa demonstration farm in Calabar. READ MORE: Shea Butter Production: A […]
The efforts of Governor Ben Ayade to industrialise Cross River State through its agricultural value chain policy got a major boost with the announcement of a partnership between the state government and Zenith Bank. This followed a visit by the management of the bank led by its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. […]
Akwa Ibom govt invests in flour business as product hits market …as Gov Udom’s industrialization drive continues Today, Thursday, August 8, Kings Flour – a high-quality export product made in Akwa Ibom State -will roll off the warehouse of the brand new Kings Flour mill into market shelves around the State and beyond. This is […]
Gov. Babagana Umara, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday at the Agricultural Resource Team Farm in Konduga Local Government Area. The Borno Government says it will key into the Federal Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) to curb farmers/herders clash in the state. Gov. Babagana Umara, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday at the Agricultural Resource Team […]
Fruits are generally known to flourish according to seasons backed up by the forces of nature. Categorically, we find ourselves in the mango season, where the highly demanded fruit is found everywhere as it can be identified in different sizes and taste in the middle belt state of Nigeria called “Benue State”. Close sources to […]
Farmlands in Sokoto are presently been rocked by the impact of the hot weather as fruit dealers in the state are incurring colossal losses as in their farming business activities. Categorically, the disturbing heat has been having an adverse effect on agricultural produces such as; pawpaw, pineapple, orange, mango and watermelon etc. A fruit trader […]
Tomato farms have been reported to be under serious threat in Jigawa State as a strange devastating disease which is currently diminishing the life span of tomatoes is raising fears and results into increase in cost of the agricultural produce. It is however, saddening to farmers that are involved in the agricultural activities of tomato […]
Producers of “Indomie Noodles”, Dufil Prima Foods Plc have reportedly ventured into a journey across 14 communities in Ovia North-East L.G.A (Local government area) of Edo state, as the move is geared towards financially compensating a total of 1,628 farmers within these communities. Madhukar Khetan who is the Chief Operating Officer of the firm confirmed […]
The supreme international governing body’s, UN (United Nations) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has expressed in optimism their plan to upscale food security in the North-east through their partnership with Yobe State government. Sufiyan Koroma, who is the organisation’s representative in Nigeria, confirmed this information during a courtesy visit to the resident of the State […]
With the present state of agriculture in need of critical elevation in Nigeria, the World Bank has thought it wise to come up with a sensitisation programme in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture to enlighten small and medium scale farmers on the adaptation of modern trends of cultivation applied to upscale agricultural […]
Kogi state is on the cusp of experiencing boom in its agricultural sector, as it has been announced that the World Bank assisted Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood improvement Support (APPEALS) Project has made provision for a $200 million grant to assist about 10,000 farmers and agriculturists across 50,000 households residing within the state. […]
Osun State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), are reportedly expressing their dissatisfaction concerning the unavailability of money in circulation, attributing it as one of the main factors hampering the purchasing power of residents to buy farm produce. Osun Vice President of AFAN, Moses Oladipupo, disclosed this during an interview on Wednesday […]