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The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said that access to finance was one of the most critical factor to the growth of the agriculture sector Nigeria. Fayemi said this at the opening of the two-day Agra Innovate West Africa Exhibition and Conference at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. “Of all the factors […]
Tayo Adewunmi, the National Project Coordinator of Fadama III, Additional Financing (AF), has appealed to Adamawa government to pay its outstanding counterpart contribution to the Fadama projects in the state or risk losing the support of the world bank. Adewumi expressed disappointment that till date, the state government had not paid the counterpart fund. “The […]
Image: Premium Times Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed one Ioryem Makondo in Che Agbe Mbayer/Yandev area of Benue State on his farm. While confirming the attack, Chairman, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Anthony Shawon, said the case has been reported to the army. He said: “In Nzorov council ward, the herders were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appreciated Nigerians for the effort they are putting in agriculture, thus improving the economy as the country diversifies form oil to other sectors. Deputy Chairman of the National Food Security Council and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu conveyed the President’s appreciation while briefing Journalists after Friday’s meeting of the Council, Presided […]
The Niger state government is to partner the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) in agricultural value-chain, off-grid energy and youth enterprises. The agreement between Niger State Government and USADF was reached during high-level discussion at the headquarters of the fund in Washington, DC. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary […]
The Programme Coordinator, ActionAid Nigeria, Mr Azubike Nwokoye, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to strengthen agricultural extension services in the country. Nwokoye told newsmen in Abuja that plans by the government to distribute drought-resistant seeds to farmers might not yield the desired results without technical support to the famers. The ActionAid coordinator emphasised […]
Prof. Olubunmi Omotesho, University of Ilorin, on Tuesday said the problems of agriculture in Nigeria and Africa could be attributed mainly to climate change. Omotesho made this known at a two-day Policy Dialogue on Crop/Livestock Integration, organised by Synergos Nigeria, in collaboration with other stakeholders in Abuja. He said that climate change, which resulted in […]
Solar panels In line with ongoing efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, the Food andAgriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has commissioned solar-powered boreholes in three (3) arid states of Northern Nigeria, to boost access to water for domestic use and agricultural practice. The intervention is provided through the Action Against Desertification […]
The Federal Government says it is considering fixing a guaranteed minimum price for agricultural produce to reduce the fluctuating and high cost of commodities. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this in Abuja at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between tractor companies and Agriculture Mechanisation Company. Ogbeh […]
(2nd R) Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aisha Abubakar; Deputy Governor of jigawa State, Ibrahim Hassan, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed; Governor of Jigawa State Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe at a Special Town Hall Meeting on Agriculture in Dutse, Jigawa State, on […]
Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister Mr Lai Mohammed promises never to contest for any post in 2019 general election but focuses on liberating Kwara State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government expended N2.7 trillion on agriculture and provision of other critical infrastructure in the 2017 budget. […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has identified Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) and ZSoonosis as one of the major challenges constraining the country’s agricultural sector. Zoonosis is animal diseases transferable to man. Mr Suffyan Koroma, the FAO Country Representative made this known in Abuja at a three-day training on Good Emergency Management Practices (GEMP). Kotoma, […]
The Minister of agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria Mr. Audu Ogbeh have commenced the distribution of farm equipment aimed at easing farmers burden and also gradually bring an end to farmer-herders’ clashes in the country. Speaking during the presentation of the equipment to youth cooperatives in Oja village, Okpomaju in Otukpo Local Government Area […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria Mr. Audu Ogbeh has described the report by a United States organisation that Nigeria imported 3 million tons of rice into the country in 2018 which is more than it has imported before as mischievous and aimed at demoralizing rice farmers in the country. The Minister stated […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has expressed displeasure at the use of chemicals for food preservation and fruit ripening. Ogbeh said in an interview with journalists in Otukpo, Benue, that the act was detrimental to human health and the environment. “Sniper is very dangerous; people also use carbide to ripen […]