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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has concluded plans for the training of over 200 Nigerians for the fabrication of relevant local agricultural tools and machines, to boost food production. Already, the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, has been put on notice to dutifully implement the policies targeted at the nation’s teeming youths. According to the […]
To ensure livestock are sold and bought in a more structured market, Ibrahim Maigari has opened Livestock247.com, an online a one-stop shop, for dealers, buyers and stakeholders to connect. Launched in Lagos, the platform, according to the Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Maigari, aims at bringing livestock dealers together and connecting them to buyers, ranchers, vets, […]
Cote D’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Youth Agripreneur (IYA) Model, as part of efforts to revamp its agriculture and address its growing youth unemployment. The 10-man delegation was led by Karitia Caulibaly, Deputy Director of Cabinet, Ministry of Youth […]
By Emmanuel Aziken Chief Audu Ogbeh’s middle name is Innocent and it was remarkable that he was for long, revered for a kind of innocence that could not be seen in the everyday politician. However, his latter day innocence is now the subject of political interrogation. Chief Ogbeh was one of those who came into […]
Agriculture With its vast agricultural potential, Africa’s agribusiness sector is predicted to reach $1 trillion by 2030. Leaders of the continent’s top agribusiness companies shared their thoughts on the future of the industry at the Africa Investment Forum holding in Johannesburg in South Africa. As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors also gathered at the […]
Kayode Fayemi ADO-EKITI – Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said his administration’s plan to focus on agriculture and rural development is to reposition the state as a food basket for the country. The governor, who said that farming remained the number one pre-occupation of Ekiti people, said his government would partner with the farmers […]
Chief Alaba Lawson, the National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended Nigeria “over her sterling contributions at the global level.” Lawson made the remark when she led a delegation of NACCIMA members on a courtesy visit to the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Amb. […]
Chief Alaba Lawson, the National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended Nigeria “over her sterling contributions at the global level.” Lawson made the remark when she led a delegation of NACCIMA members on a courtesy visit to the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Amb. […]
Akinwunmi Adesina The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina, says he is ashamed of Nigeria’s power generation. Speaking on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum in Sandton, South Africa, the former minister of agriculture said it is unacceptable for Nigeria to be delivering 4,500 megawatts of electricity. His words: “My own perspective in everything that […]
File: Adesina, AfDB President. The Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed has said the President Muhammadu Buhari government would build on the legacies of Akinwumi Adesina as a minister. Adesina who is not the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was a former Agricultural and Rural Development Minister under the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking at […]
A fertiliser plant. Image: Naija 24 News The Minister for Budget and National planning, Udo Udoma has said the Federal Government has distributed more than N120 billion to farmers in the country. Udoma said this amount was handed as concessionary loans to over 800,000 farmers across the country through the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. He said […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking the support of the Ondo State Government to combat Fall Armyworm, to increase agricultural produce in the state. The FOA is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger, achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular […]
The volume of rice importation into Nigeria (in metric tonnes) has declined drastically in 2018, figures obtained from various official sources have shown. Indeed, figures obtained from India and Thailand, which are dominant rice exporters to Nigeria indicate that as at September, the latter had so far exported about 5,161 metric tonnes of rice to […]
Imported rice The Federal Government has faulted a report credited to the United States Department of Agriculture, World Markets and Trade where Nigeria was said to have imported three million metric tonnes of rice this year. Specifically, the document had stated that the import figure was 400,000 metric tonnes higher than 2017 statistics. The report, […]
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Permanent Representations of eight member countries to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) sent delegates on a field visit to Indonesia. The mission met with Government Representatives in Jakarta before visiting Central Java and Bali to learn about FAO’s support to the Government’s efforts to improve agricultural development in the country. […]