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At eight every morning, hundreds of farmers throng Birni Sala, an upland farming area along Gubin Ka (River Ka), in Jega town of Kebbi State. At about the same time, thousands more head to their farms in other Kebbi communities like Argungu, Bagudo, Augie, Kangiwa, Kalgo, and Yauri. Although farming has always been a popular […]
• Herdsmen Frustrate Yam Production In Taraba • Flooding, Kidnapping Stall Yam Farming In Kogi • Fading Soil Fertility Affects Benue Farmers • Cost Of Transportation, Seedlings Linked To Price Hike In Enugu Yam is one of the popular staple foods widely consumed by Nigerians. It is a preferred source of carbohydrate and income for […]
The Federal Government at its weekly Federal Executive Council Meeting chaired by the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on February 1 announced that it had constituted a task force on raising food prices with a view to address the agonizing food prices Nigerians are grappling with. It is of note that prices of food items […]
Nigerians are gradually coming to accept that things really have changed in their country. The days of lucre and easy money fuelled by petrodollars are behind us. The aimless swagger has been replaced by a renewed sense of purpose and the need to produce in order to survive. No wonder agriculture seems to be the […]
The humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria remains severe, with aid agencies reporting uneven progress. In areas they have been able to access, relief organizations say they have successfully reduced malnutrition. But in other areas still cut off by insecurity, they fear the worst. Rainy season is coming in northeastern Nigeria, and aid agencies are worried. […]
A long line of customers queue along a glass divide separating them from a rice food station at an eatery in Lagos, Nigeria. Diners can choose between white rice, fried rice and jollof at a local restaurant,“The White House”. A steady flow of customers is served in the main hall and in two packed adjoining […]
For years (particularly the past twenty months), armed hoodlums masquerading as “herdsmen” have been attacking farming communities in the North Central, South East, South-South and South West areas of the country. Thousands of people have been killed; some of their victims were either slaughtered like animals or strafed to death with assault firearms. Communities have […]
Like many Yoruba towns, Epe, a Lagos State community, also derives its panegyric from its main occupation, which is fishing. Because of its geographical location as a coastal town, Epe fish market has been a melting pot of different cultures through the years. TUNDE BUSARI, who was at the market, reports. Although its official name […]
Recently, during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, the immediate past President Obama said something to him which was totally amazing. He said the most important ministry in the United States is not the Ministry of Defence. It is the Ministry of Agriculture. That was […]
With the constant call for diversification into agriculture by the federal government, irrigation farming remains a key component for achieving self-sufficiency in food production. Most advanced countries hold unto irrigation farming, which forms an integral part of achieving sustainable food security and consequently, food sovereignty of their people. However, the ability of the government to […]
Just before Christmas last year, Governors Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi States together launched Lake Rice to the public. “Lake” was coined from the names of the two states. The occasion culminated a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two states in Lagos on March 23, 2016 on production and […]
Nigeria’s Rice Revolution, The Federal Government’s economic diversification efforts in the agric sector appear to be yielding dividends. With the harvest of local rice, especially by Lagos and Kebbi states, the prices of the staple food have dipped, raising the hope that the ‘rice revolution’ will manifest this year, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Rice is a […]
…some senatorial districts get special allocations The Federal Government has appropriated the sum of N4.1 billion to buy grains for the strategic food reserves. There are 33 silos scattered across the country. The measure is also expected to shoreup the prices of food commodities. The amount represents 5.4% of the total budget (N76.16 billion) appropriated […]
Cotton, one of the nation’s most valuable export tree crops before the oil boom of the 70s, is gradually becoming history in Nigeria despite the potential to have a share in the estimated $3 trillion global textile industry. From the 1960s to late 1980s, about 176 textile companies were active in Nigeria when Kaduna, Kano […]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, told a delegation of military officers from the Command and Staff College, Jaji on a courtesy call on him, that he would lead a task force of senior government officials to enforce the ban on foreign rice in markets throughout his state. He justified this intention by […]