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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 […]
Betty Amihere Northern Regional Editor In a bid to address issues of low yield productivity experienced by farmers, the West and Central Africa Council for Agriculture Research and Development (CORAF ) and the Nigerian Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), yesterday gathered key stakeholders across the agricultural value chain to find ways that will not only increase farmers use […]
The Green Alternative, a policy and strategy document of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture says, “The new policy regime, tagged the Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP), is founded on the following guiding principles, a number of which are carryovers from the ATA, reflecting the strong desire for policy stability. New elements added reflect the lessons from […]
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Federal Government to do more to revamp the agriculture sector and the economy. Clark, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said it had become necessary for the country to explore all available means to reposition the agriculture sector to cushion the shortfalls […]
By Betty Amihere, Northern Regional Editor Despite government efforts at reducing the cost and improving accessibility of fertilizer to farmers, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have continued to bemoan the high cost of the commodity lamenting that a bag still goes for as high as N10,000. Recall that in 2016, the presidential Fertiliser initiative was […]
By Betty Amihere The Kebbi State Governor and Chairman, Presidential Task Force Committee on Rice and Wheat Production, Atiku Bagudu, has appealed to Nigerian commercial banks to increase their loan portfolio to the agricultural sector, saying investing in agriculture is not as risky as other sectors that benefit up to 90 per cent loan facilities. […]
From Betty Amihere, Abuja As stakeholders in the public and private sector converge to seek ways that will see Nigeria attain self sufficiency in food production and earn foreign exchange through export of agricultural products, Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed of federal government readiness to partner with development bodies to establish, promote and […]
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari was by profession a soldier. Like many retired military men, he is a farmer by vocation. Given his electoral promises, the situation of the country since he became president and his inclination to be seen as doing something rather than merely marking time by holding a ministerial portfolio, one would have expected […]
The Israelis authorities, Monday, announced that it will partner with the Federal Government to address numerous insecurity challenges currently confronting the country, especially to end the Boko Haram insurgence in the North East zone. The President, Galilee International Management Institute, Professor Joseph Yossie Shavel, disclosed the Institute was drawing up proposition to provide framework towards […]
FG inaugurates Committee to Support Small Farmers Productivity The Federal Government in collaboration with Manobi Africa PLC a company based in Mauritius has inaugurated the National Agcelerant Technical Committee. The Committee would Mobilize Financial Support for Small Farmers and also provide Technical Assistance towards improving their capacity in area of new Agronomic practices and latest […]
By Betty Amihere Stakeholders in the animal and food sector have advised that except the current challenges militating against the establishment, hygiene operations and management of abattoirs are addressed, Nigeria’s chances of achieving a high level of food safety and quality of life may not be feasible. Speaking at the 2019 Food Safety Symposium organised […]
Nigeria’s plan to spend less on food by restricting access to dollars for importers could have the opposite effect by threatening food supplies and pushing up prices. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the central bank on Aug. 13 to stop dollar supply for food imports, saying food security has been achieved and agricultural production has increased. […]
Our Minister for Foreign Trade and Development cooperation, H.E. (Mrs.) Sigrid Kaag with accompanying trade mission of 33 Dutch companies in Agro-Food, and Sustainable Cities experts visited Nigeria from 9th – 10th July, 2019 to boost trade and development relations between the Netherlands and Nigeria. The Minister formally opened the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos. […]
Determined to contribute to significant reduction in the number of unemployed Nigerians, Dangote Group, weekend, announced that it was scaling up its investment in agricultural sector. Agriculture, according to the group, was the only most visible way of addressing the high unemployment rate in the country. Dangote assured that its huge investments in the sector […]
The recent ban on foreign exchange (forex) for importation of milk announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, has been generating mixed reactions from different quarters across the country. With a national yearly dairy output of 700,000 metric tonnes and the national annual dairy […]