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The Programme Coordinator, ActionAid Nigeria, Mr Azubike Nwokoye, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to strengthen agricultural extension services in the country. Nwokoye told newsmen in Abuja that plans by the government to distribute drought-resistant seeds to farmers might not yield the desired results without technical support to the famers. The ActionAid […]
– The Niger state government has solicited the help of World Bank in the revival of its agricultural endeavours – The appeal to the international bank was made known by Ibrahim Musa, the permanent secretary in the ministry of agriculture and rural development in the state – Musa said that the state needs World Bank […]
Image: Mynairanaija Nigeria will be the world second largest rice buyer in 2019, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has projected. The USDA said in its latest Rice Outlook released on Tuesday. China is predicted to be the world’s largest buyer. According to the report, “on an annual basis, consumption and residual use is projected higher in 2018/19 […]
With a projected 13 per cent jump next year to 3.4 million metric tons, Nigeria will emerge the world’s second-biggest rice importer after China, reveals a US Department of Agriculture report. “China and Nigeria are projected to remain the largest rice importing countries in 2019, followed by the EU, Cote d’Ivoire, and Iran,” the USDA […]
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Onitsha Area Office yesterday disclosed its resolve towards developing and industrialising NIWA floodable plains and right of way for agriculture and cattle ranching. The Onitsha area office manager, Mrs. Uchi Amadi, disclosed this during a tour of Onitsha and Warri area offices by the NIWA managing director, Senator Dr. […]
Thursday, November 15, 2018 / 06:22 PM / by CBN Introduction The Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) is a sub-component of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Commercial Agriculture Development Programme (CADP) financed from the proceeds of the N200 Billion seven (7) year bond raised by the Debt Management Office. The fund is made available to participating banks to finance […]
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it is fake news that Nigeria’s rice import has increased by 400,000 tonnes. In a report last week, the CBN governor said he read that a United States agency said Nigeria’s rice imports had increased by 400,000 tonnes in 2018. The governor dismissed the […]
The United States Department of Agriculture has hinted that Nigeria will become the world’s second-largest rice importer after China, as importation of the commodity is projected to experience 13 per cent jump next year to 3.4 million metric tons. “China and Nigeria are projected to remain the largest rice importing countries in 2019, followed by the EU, […]
The Niger state government is to partner the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) in agricultural value-chain, off-grid energy and youth enterprises. The agreement between Niger State Government and USADF was reached during high-level discussion at the headquarters of the fund in Washington, DC. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary […]
Okwe Obi, Abuja Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday, admitted the Federal Government’s inability to manage farm implements especially tractors due to the lack of maintenance culture and the inexperienced of operators. This was even as he appealed to investors to invest in the hiring of tractors to enable the country […]
The National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has advised Nigerians in diaspora to come home and invest. The National President of NACCIMA, Chief Alaba Lawson, made the call in New York at the NACCIMA-Diaspora engagement with Nigerian professionals, organisations, and investors based in the U.S. She told the group that […]
Olubunmi Omotesho, has attributed the problems of agriculture in Nigeria … areas are in charge of giving right to occupancy for farming and grazing. Source link
The Programme Coordinator, ActionAid Nigeria, Mr Azubike Nwokoye, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to strengthen agricultural extension services in the country. Nwokoye told newsmen in Abuja that plans by the government to distribute drought-resistant seeds to farmers might not yield the desired results without technical support to the famers. The ActionAid coordinator emphasised […]
Nnamdi Kanu. Image: Tribune The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has stated that grazing reserves are the solution to herdsmen-farmers clashes. The former Vice President made this known while speaking with The Africa Report. Atiku said: “In each province in the north, we used to have a grazing reserve. During […]
ActionAid Nigeria A research report by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), ActionAid Nigeria, has revealed that access of smallholder women farmers to extension services in Kwara is abysmally low. The report was presented to stakeholders on Wednesday in Ilorin by the Centre for Community Empowerment and Poverty Eradication (CCEPE), a partner of the ActionAid. Making the […]