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The farmers, under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria, said that they would subject every candidate’s agenda to a thorough screening to determine their commitment to boosting the sector. Nasarawa farmers have said that their support for candidates seeking elective positions in 2019 will be determined by their programmes for […]
The Federal Government has dismissed reports by the United States Department of Agriculture World Market and Trade indicating an increase in the importation of rice into the country and decline in local production in 2018.The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dismissed the report when he addressed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The […]
Says Atiku Media organisation goofed by believing report Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday said there was no truth in the United States Department of Agriculture’s World Markets and Trade Report that claimed that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018, which is 400,000 metric tonnes more than the quantity […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said President Muhammadu Buhari and his Administration lied on claims that rice production had improved since coming into office in 2015. Abubakar said this in a statement by the Atiku Presidential Campaign Office. The statement reads: On several occasions, the […]
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The federal government Tuesday in Abuja debunked the report by the United States Department of Agriculture on World Markets and Trade that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. The US report had said that the import figure was 400,000 metric tonnes higher than the quantity of the […]
The federal government has denied a United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. This was disclosed by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to State House correspondents yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dismissing the report as fake news, […]
By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA – THE Federal Government Tuesday debunked the report by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. The government also said that the Atiku Campaign Organization goofed by relying on what he described as a fake report from the […]
Nasarawa farmers have said that their support for candidates seeking elective positions in 2019 will be determined by their programmes for the agricultural sector. The farmers, under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN), said that they would subject every candidate’s agenda to a thorough screening to determine their commitment […]
Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona To boost Federal Government’s food security drive, the Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, Paul Ilona, has called for more investment in local food production to tackle malnutrition, which also affects economic development. He noted that Nigeria is moving at a slow pace in terms of economic development due to the […]
The Federal Government has described as “fake news” the purported report on 2018 Nigeria’s rice importation, by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who appeared as a guest on News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Tuesday in Abuja said the purported importation […]
Tomato paste industry By Tukur Muntari No fewer than 3,000 farmers are to benefit from Kano Post-Harvest Hub initiative of an NGO, Pyxera Global YieldWise Nigeria, which aims at reducing post-harvest loss especially for tomatoes. The YieldWise project, which is being funded by Rockefeller Foundation, is aimed at reducing post-harvest loss for tomatoes and other […]
As part of the efforts to reduce monumental post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector, the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has unfolded an improved multi-purpose solar dryer it calls multi-crop dryer. Dr Olayemi Folorunsho, Head of the Engineering Research of the institute, explained that the solar dryer is made of transparent acrylic polythene materials […]
Phorbee Dr (Mrs) Olapeju Phorbee is the Country Manager of the International Potato Centre and Senior Country Coordinator of Building Nutritious Food Basket in Nigeria. She explains to Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA that crops-based approach to tackling malnutrition has been complementing other approaches. She clarifies that bio-fortified foods being promoted in Nigeria and other […]
Zobo plant The Coordinating Director of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr Vincent Isegbe, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to resume the export of hibiscus (zobo leaves) to Mexico. Dr Isegbe disclosed this during a visit to the agency by the Mexican Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco, at the […]
The Ogun State government has promised to provide land to the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) if it was interested in medium to large scale farming operation. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo, made this known at the council’s annual World Food Day programme and the Global Church Week of Action on Food […]