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The closure of Nigeria’s land borders has opened a vista of opportunities for poultry farmers, the Coordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers’ Exhibition, Mr Dele Toyin, said on Sunday. Toyin said the closure had given local poultry farmers access to markets. He, however, noted that the development was a challenge to the farmers to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the joint border operations code-named Exercise Swift Response which has led to the total shutdown of land frontiers across the country. The land borders are expected to be reopened on January 31, 2020, thus dashing the hopes of entrepreneurs in the West African region who were optimistic […]
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has disclosed that it has introduced a facility called Goseed to smallholder farmers in the country which will allow it to distribute seeds directly to the farmers rather than with government-owned agencies. With the Goseed, it will enable farmers to have unrestricted access to seeds developed by the […]
A group of scientists, researchers, technology innovators and agribusiness owners have charged the government and those in the private sector to create a more robust partnership that will propagate research milestone and innovations in order to have an economically efficient agriculture sector. The group who converged at the International Conference and Expo on Research and […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, yesterday listed various steps that the ministry under his supervision is taking to enhance agricultural productivity across the country, in order to deliver greater value for the nation’s teeming populace. Receiving the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of Media Trust Limited, Malam Mannir Dan-Ali who led a delegation […]
The Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) has said that the country’s annual fish production capacity of N1.1 million metric tonnes is ‘abysmal.’ Dr Agbabiaka Adegoke, National President of the society, stated this in Abakaliki during the 34th Annual Conference of the society. The theme of the conference is ‘’Fisheries and Aquaculture: A catalyst for Nigeria’s […]
Officials of the Nigerian Customs Service Tuesday impounded 33 containers bearing expired rice imported from Thailand and China at the Tincan Island port, Apapa, Lagos. Other items seized by the agency include 11 containers of unregistered pharmaceutical products, two containers of used tyres, one container of used clothing. and four containers of refined vegetable oil […]
Nigeria records about 40% post-harvest losses in tomato production annually, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has said. According to Daily Trust, Chairman Governing Board of RMRDC, Abdullahi Tambuwal stated this at the presentation of tomato seeds to vegetable farmers in Sokoto. He also noted: “While the annual production of tomato in the country […]
An oil palm farmer in Edo State, Robinson Imade, has called on the federal and state governments to remove tax duty from farm implements to encourage farmers in the country. Imade , who appealed Benin, the Edo State capital, in an interview with our correspondent, also appealed for tax holidays, as well as fertilizers at […]
The World Food Prize Foundation and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs. The World Hunger Fighters Foundation will award annual Borlaug-Adesina Fellowships to young Africans to develop new technologies, champion public policy, and develop viable businesses in the field of agriculture. […]
Nigeria has succeeded in preventing the entry of invasive plant pests and other emerging pests, an official ha said. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, said this at the ongoing 31st Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organisation (TC-RPPOs). The Technical Consultation is the first to be held in Africa and is […]
Chinwendu Obienyi Nigeria can only attain self sufficiency in food, especially rice production, if the right policies and investments are made in the right quarters. This was the view of KPMG Nigeria at the launch of its annual Agribusiness report titled “Rice Industry Review,” in Lagos recently. Speaking with newsmen, Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG Nigeria, […]
In commemoration of the World Food Day on Wednesday, Farmcrowdy fed about 400 pupils of Victoria Island Nursery and Primary School, Eti Osa Local Government Area, in Lagos. During the exercise, the agricultural organisation also educated the children on agriculture, the role they can play towards achieving #ZeroHunger as well as activities they can engage […]
Yesterday, banks across the country were given a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria to cancel any customer requests for purchase of Treasury Bills at Primary or OMO auctions, if such customers are borrowing customers of such banks or those of other banks. This also includes those enjoying CBN intervention loans. We are not […]
The federal government has been urged to go beyond the closure of the Benin and Niger land borders to introduce policies that will discourage importation of agro products. The latest call was made by Chika Ife Emma-Okeke, the Executive Director of Feed Africa Advocacy Network (FAAN), an international non-governmental organisation committed to achieving food security […]