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[ad_1] Sanwo-Olu Tours Badagry Organic Farm Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s “Greater Lagos” agenda is hinged on a six-pillar policy programme, tagged T.H.E.M.E.S. The Agenda aims to deliver good governance to millions of Lagosians. The six pillars are Traffic Management and Transportation; Health and Environment; Education and Technology; Making Lagos a 21st Century state; Entertainment […]
“In addition to my fear for health because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am also concerned about food scarcity and prices skyrocketing. The price of smoked herring which is a basic source of protein we buy from traders from Ghana has doubled overnight as the government is closing down marketplaces as well as borders”. Those […]
PROF. Alex Akpa, Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), has said that the agency had unfolded programmes capable of producing about five million yam seedlings. Akpa said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja that this could be achieved through aeroponics technology for farmers across Nigeria mostly […]
In January 2019, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres presciently warned that “global challenges are more and more integrated, and the responses are more and more fragmented. And if these are not reversed, it’s a recipe for disaster.” The COVID-19 pandemic is an apt example of this, as both the disease and the public policy responses to curb […]
When it comes to policies and programmes that can potentially impact a vast majority of people’s livelihood and the economy of any nation, data, not sentiments, should drive the conversation and influence decision making. The recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to restrict Forex for the importation of maize has raised concerns and opinions […]
[ad_1] The various digital tools developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agronomic recommendations and help farmers improve productivity are currently changing the face and practice of agricultural extension in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. This assertion was made recently by the IITA Digital Extension and Advisory Services Specialist, Godwin […]
[ad_1] Cross River State has set aside the sum of N500 million as loan to farmers in preparation for post-covid-19 era.The state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, disclosed this in Calabar at the inauguration of input distribution to farmers as part of palliatives against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ayade, who said this in a statement by the […]
The drafting committee for the National Biosecurity Policy, has presented the preliminary draft of the National Biosecurity Policy to the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba. Dr Ebegba while receiving the document in Abuja today (17th August 2020), commended the members of the committee for ensuring they met […]
The various digital tools developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agronomic recommendations and help farmers improve productivity are currently changing the face and practice of agricultural extension in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. This assertion was made recently by the IITA Digital Extension and Advisory Services Specialist, Godwin Atser, […]
[ad_1] smoked fish Twenty-nine months after the United States of America (USA) placed a ban on catfish imports from Nigeria, the country has lost over N20b as many farmers and investors have been forced to abandon the industry. President of the Catfish Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Rotimi OIoye, who disclosed this to The Guardian […]
[ad_1] Some farmers and feed millers have called on the President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Agriculture, Sabi Nanono, to save the livestock feeds industry from collapse due to the ‘unprecedented’ maize and soya meal shortage in the country. They said while the Federal Government moves to reposition the economy through the various policies to […]
[ad_1] • As firm targets 1000 hectares in 774 local councils As insecurity worsens, affects most farming households and uncertainty about food security comes to the fore, a leading Nigerian agribusiness enterprise, Green Eagles Agribusiness Solutions Limited, has launched models of a farm estate investment initiative, demonstrating how such could ensure food security, export, economic […]
[ad_1] An agricultural entrepreneur, Mr Oluwole Azeez, has urged Nigerian youths to recognise opportunities in farming and embrace the trade rather than roaming the street. Oluwole, founder of FarmKonnect Agribusiness Nigeria, stated this during the inauguration of ‘Wave City,’ an agricultural project aimed at promoting food sufficiency, national development and agricultural inclusion. He said the mission of the […]
[ad_1] In pursuit of its mission, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) said it has set machinery in motion towards mobilising youths back to farm through the Back-to-Farm and National Young Farmers Scheme. The new Executive Secretary of NALDA, Prince Paul Ikonne, who disclosed this in Umuahia, Abia State during his visit to the […]
[ad_1] Tubers of yam Yam has been described as the most important source of dietary calories in Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria, ranking as the third most important source of protein supply. Hence, yam is important for food security and income generation, just as 31.8% of the population in Nigeria and 26.2% in Ghana […]