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Prices of staple food, including garri, yam and potatoes, have decreased in Asaba and environs, a market survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has shown. Buyers at the Ogbe Ogonogo Market, on Sunday, expressed happiness over the situation as the food dealers attributed the price fall to the reduction in the cost price […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, last week, said the reason the frequent herdsmen and farmers’ clashes might not end anytime soon was because of two things: planning and funding. But the excuse was both inane and beneath a government entrusted with the protection of life and property, writes Anayo Okolie […]
The Programme Manager, Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP), Mr Onyema Nwodo, says the government is tackling cocoa-yam disease in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the disease withers cocoa-yam plants. Nwodo told NAN in Enugu on Saturday that ADP had collected samples from the farmers in the area and sent […]
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has entered into a N50Billion agriculture financing partnership with Stanbic IBTC Bank for the 2017/2018 dry and wet season. This is in continuation of its efforts to boost agricultural productivity and modernization by facilitating increased bank lending to the sector. The partnership will cover NIRSAL […]
Nigerian farmers have been advised to embrace organic farming to boost food production and ensure that their farm produce are good for human consumption. The advice was given by cocoa merchants and agriculture experts at a one day workshop organised by Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) for farmers in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The […]
Participants at a recent workshop on agriculture in Abuja were unanimous that past efforts by government and multilateral agencies to place agriculture on the front scale in Nigeria have not met much success. The experts attributed the partial success to many factors which include lack of access to mechanized farming, dearth of enhanced seedlings and […]
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that Japan is expanding market access for U.S. chipping potatoes, resuming imports from Idaho for the first time in 11 years. “The United States has a reputation around the globe for growing high-quality potatoes,” said Secretary Perdue. “We are committed to opening up new market opportunities for U.S. […]
The Swedish government plans to open a national center for plant-breeding in order to develop new species of plants that are suitable for the Swedish climate. According to a statement published on the Swedish government’s website on Wednesday, access to suitable plant species is paramount for developing sustainable and competitive agriculture and gardening production across […]
French and German farmers jointly called on European governments to renew the license for glyphosate weedkiller, saying there was no evidence it was toxic and banning it would severely harm farming. The European Union is due to decide by the end of the year whether to extend the licensing of one of the world’s most […]
The Centre for Democratic Development Research and Training (CEDDERT) yesterday said about 85 per cent of cattle in Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina have been rustled by bandits. At least 65% of livestock in the area has been lost to criminals. Professors Massoud Omar and Mustapha Gwadabe made this known while presenting report of research conducted […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has appealed to the Nigerian Prisons Service to aggressively embark on agricultural production to improve feeding of inmates. Ogbeh made the appeal at a sensitisation workshop for officers of the service organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Abuja on Thursday. […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Thursday restated commitment to engage more farmers in Millet cultivation in Sokoto state. Dr Aminu Aliyu, the state programme coordinator made the pledge during farmers display on millet produce in Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. Aliyu, represented by the state programme Engineering Officer, Malam Yahaya […]
Dizengoff Nigeria in partnership with Best Foods Fresh Farms Ltd and Apel Capital & Trust has set up an agriculture investment fund that will support and finance modern greenhouse farming for has been set by for investors. The fund is a development programme that includes a range of services and financing and non-financing facilities to […]
Noting important progress in delivering life-saving aid to millions in north-east Nigeria, the top United Nations humanitarian official underscored that international assistance to people suffering amid the crisis must not dwindle. “We have averted famine, but millions of people are still at risk if more international help is not forthcoming,” said Mark Lowcock, the UN […]
The consistent fight against fake and adulterated medicines and other regulated products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has again gained global recognition. This is even as the agency has been nominated to lead the Steering Committee for Regulatory System Strengthening and Harmanisation in Africa. This is the outcome […]