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Rice farmers By Philomina Attah Women farmers under the umbrella of Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have called for restoration of scrapped Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) scheme. They made the call at the end of a two-day annual national farmers forum for smallholder women farmers organised by Actionaid Nigeria, an NGO. In separate […]
Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and time is of the essence before the entire country becomes a desert. The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Muktari Aminu-Kano, raised the alarm in Lagos on Sunday. He made the disclosure at the 2018 edition of the Green […]
By Godwin OritseDESPITE its global leadership position in the production of yam and cassava tubers, shea nuts cocoayam, Sorghum melon seed, kola nut and other agricultural produce, Nigeria is not listed in the world Export market. A fully loaded truck in one of the inland dry ports in the sub-region, will be delayed, harassed for […]
Mrs. Ochuko Momoh By Obinna Chima The Chief Executive Officer of Blaid Farms, Mrs. Ochuko Momoh, has called for increased lending to the agriculture sector in Nigeria. This, according to her, would enable the country tap from the rich potential that abounds in the sector. Momoh, whose farm sits on 48 hectares of land in […]
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello continued his investment drive in the United Kingdom when he met with the Osprey Investment Group to advocate for infrastructure development. The meeting was a continuation of an earlier meeting between the Niger State Government and the Osprey Group in Abuja. At the organisation’s headquarters in London, Governor Sani-Bello said […]
GLF Bonn 2018 December 1-2 Join tens of thousands for our annual event and be part of the global community turning sustainable pledges into action Osakwe, founder and CEO of Agrolay Ventures. RELATED STORIES 25 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2018 1 Aug 2018 A natural juice manufacturer and farm-to-table restaurant chain in Nigeria that gives […]
…LGAs to manage one cooperative each The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has concluded plans to unveil 21 smallholder farmers’ cooperatives across the state, which will benefit from innovative models and funding from the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The governor disclosed this when he launched the Farm Aggregation Model […]
The federal government has approved N60 billion in support of its rice subsidy programme aimed at bringing down the price of the commodity across the country,Naija News Understands. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the National Food […]
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 30,000 bags of foreign parboiled rice smuggled into the country from Benin Republic. The unit also intercepted two Lexus bullet proof jeeps, four Toyota Hilux vehicles and Indian Hemp, Tramadol and Codeine syrup along the Ogun State axis. Speaking to LEADERSHIP […]
Perhaps in response to criticism, that its Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) had been a failure, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an evaluation and impact assessment report of the scheme. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele had during the CFA Nigeria Investment Conference held last week hit out at critics of the programme. “We have empowered 800,000 people in our rural communities. […]
• Says Customs negligent on rice smuggling The Country Representative and Regional Coordinator of Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice), Ibadan, Dr Francis Nwilene, has exclusively disclosed to The Guardian that Nigeria’s demand for rice per annum hovers around 7.8 million metric tonnes. The country, Nwilene said, produces about 5.8 million metric tonnes, making it about 75% […]
No fewer than 21 small-scale farmers in Enugu State have been trained on agribusiness sustenance by the Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Executive Manager of the company, Mr Vincent Nnadi, disclosed this during the graduation of the farmers in Enugu at the weekend. Nnadi said […]
There are elephants in Nigeria, even though most people living in the country may not have seen them. People, both young and old, dream of seeing an elephant in their lifetimes but the dream may never come true, why? Elephants in Nigeria are now vulnerable to extinction due to ivory poaching and habitat loss. Recently […]
The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian Agricultural Mechanisation and Equipment Leasing Company and Mechanization Service Provider (MSPs) to boost access of farmers to mechanisation services across the country. The partnership would deploy 10,000 tractors in four phases to members of the Tractor Owners and Operators of Nigeria (TOOAN) and […]
Fall Armyworms • The pest destroys over 80 crops, says FAO There is optimism that voracious Fall Army Worms (FAW) ravaging maize and other essential crops across Africa would be overcome soon as the U.S. Agency for International Development, Land O’Lakes International Development and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announced six winners of […]