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In its quest to upscale agricultural activities within its geographical confines, Edo State Government has received a significant boost as it is reportedly been gifted with a partnership opportunity with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on a synergy between the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and the state’s Agripreneur initiative. Joe Okojie, the Special Adviser […]
The Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led administration of Lagos State Government has ensured inhabitants within the state about their plans to make use of the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project to enhance productivity, processing and marketing of agric value chain. This information was revealed by Oluwatoyin Suarau, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
The Rotimi Akeredolu led administration of Ondo state has been receiving showers of praises for their significant contribution to the development of agriculture, which is currently a plus to both human capital and general development of the state. The Campaign Concourse disclosed that agriculture has been a focal point for the present Ondo state leadership, […]
Kaduna state is gradually becoming a hub for tomato paste production as Mira Mehta, an expatriate tomato farmer is about to hit the market with her tomato paste brand in the coming months, with boastful figures of 500 hectares around Kangimi Dam in Kaduna State. Though the inititial plans of establishing the tomato paste brand […]
The National Horticultural research Institute (NIHORT) has trained 120 farmers in Delta State in mushroom production and ginger processing for commercial purposes. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NIHORT, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, said his organisation had identified mushroom and ginger as highly medicinal and rich in protein, vitamins and other minerals, capable of tackling […]
Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Jigawa , Alhaji Yakubu Dole-Zugo has sent an outcry over the recent invasion of over 1,000 hectares of irrigation fields in Guri Local Government Area of the state. Guri expressed his dissatisfaction about the fact that stubborn weed had created a blockade in the irrigation channels […]
With the menace of kidnapping becoming a rampant criminal activity in our present society, the profitable occupation of farming has been projected to slow down particularly in Taraba state where an alarming rate of the criminal activity experienced. As of late, reliable sources in Taraba have disclosed that the farmers residing in the rural communities […]
Africa’s leading business tycoon, Aliko Dangote has dispersed 20,000 plastic crates (baskets) through his Tomato Processing Company to farmers in Kadawa, Kano state who are specifically into the cultivation of the agricultural produce. Dangote’s Tomato processing company performed this C.S.R (Corporate Social Responsibility) function to tomato farmers was part of the efforts to marginalize poor […]
The Edo State Government said it was targeting 17,000 tonnes of rice and 11,000 tonnes of maize by the end of harvest time this farming season. Newsbeats gathered that crops would be harvested from 6,600 hectares of arable land scattered in the three senatorial districts of the state. Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on […]
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has encouraged the farming of snails and mushrooms in the country as he expressed in confidence that Nigeria will soon be self reliant in productivity of these less concentrated areas of agriculture. The Science and Technology Minister made this notion known when he performed the foundation laying […]
A five day training workshop organised by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) meant for poultry farmers and live bird market investors recently took place in Vom, Plateau state. The educative workshop which welcomed poultry/live-bird operators was a professional training channeled towards the direction of tackling the menace of the infectious dreaded bird flu disease […]
Reports from reliable sources have it that livelihood for households affected by insurgency in two local government areas of Borno have been revived as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched the first in a series of fish farming clusters in the state. The aim of the FAO’s Aquaculture programme in […]
With the ushering in of Chorkor oven and kiln by the Foundation for Partnership in the Niger Delta (PIND) there seems to be an ambience of positivity in terms of fish business in the South south zone of Nigeria as it is proving to be a source of economic empowerment for the people. PIND representative […]
In the recent heat of Agriculture within the country, Jigawa state has been graced as an eight-man team of foreign investors from one of Asia’s technology, South Korea visited the northern state with a view to invest in the production of rice. This present development in the agro sector was taken up as a result […]
With the current buzz in the agricultural sector being witnessed in Nigeria, the Edo state government has finalised deals on a partnership with the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) and Sterling Bank as regards development of at least 1500 hectares of farmland in different locations across the state. Meanwhile, Edo […]