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Rice bagging progress at Sawonjo Rice Mill. PHOTOS: GBENGA AKINFENWA Ogun State government has concluded plans to roll out about 150,000 bags of its MITROS Rice, for the Yuletide, as part of efforts to ensure food security in the state. This development is as result of the rice revolution, which started in 2013, but was […]
Sesame seeds farmers in Yobe are celebrating bumper harvests as the price of the commodity shoots up to N32,000 per bag in the market. Some farmers said that they had the best harvests this year compared to some years back. Malam Ali Gaba, a farmer, said “most of us have good harvests this year unlike […]
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said his administration would give priority attention to agriculture and rural development in order to reposition the state as a food basket of the country. The Governor said that farming remained the number one pre-occupation of Ekiti people, saying his government would partner with the farmers and some […]
Nasarawa farmers have said that their support for candidates seeking elective positions in 2019 will be determined by their programmes for the agricultural sector. The farmers, under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN), said that they would subject every candidate’s agenda to a thorough screening to determine their commitment […]
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has called for increased budgetary allocation to agriculture and dedication of not less than 60 per cent of agriculture funds and facilities to small-scale farmers. It also called for the sustenance and improvement of the successes achieved in the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme. The group made the call […]
Brazil’s environment and agriculture ministers have criticized President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s plans to merge their departments, saying it would hurt the country’s agenda on both fronts. Bolsonaro has pledged to roughly halve the number of existing ministries in an effort to reduce bureaucracy and government bloat. He also vowed to merge the planning, finance and industry […]
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, says government is set to revitalise agriculture extension services in the country. The minister spoke in Abuja during the FGN/IFAD Assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), Commodity Alliance Forum 2018 (CAF), with the theme “Partnership for enhancing productivity and marketing for sustainable […]
The Value Chain Development Programme of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD-VCDP) has injected 68.9 million U.S. dollars into the Nigerian economy. Ms. Mariatu Kamara, IFAD Programme Officer, disclosed this in Abuja at the 2018 National Commodity Alliance Forum (CAF). She said that the engagement of private-sector players by IFAD-VCDP through the CAF initiative […]
Beneficiaries of the training and empowerment programme on dry season farming with some of the organisers from the Agriculture and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, at the Igboho Town Hall after the training programme. A total of 168 farmers in Oyo state have benefited from an agricultural training and empowerment programme on dry season […]
Food Market in Nigeria Coordinator Kebbi, Oxfam International, Olumide Ojo, praised the state government for allocating 10 percent of its annual budget to the agricultural sector. Ojo gave praise during a press conference to mark World Food Day 2018 in Birinin Kebbi. Oxfam is an International confederation of 20 NGOs working with partners in more […]
Some women farmers across the country have called on the government at all levels to ensure the rapid implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender Issues in Agriculture to help them increase food production. Farmers who spoke in Abuja called on the government towork in conversation“Encourage more women in agriculture. On October 18, this […]
Procter & Gamble.Photo: Investopedia The Kebbi State Government has signed a MOU with Procter and Gamble (P & G), a leading consumer product company in Nigeria, to empower and educate women in the state. The weekend's MOU singing, Kebbi Governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu Abubakar, said the partnership would support Kebbi’s women’s business project, adding that […]
Kano, Niger and Kebbi countries won the best exhibitors at the 2018 National Agricultural Exhibition. Representing awards to exhibitors, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, said that states are actively involved in crops, fisheries, large and small ruminants at the exhibition. He appreciated the recipients of the awards and encouraged others […]
The United States African Development Fund (USADF) entered into an agreement with Kebbi State Government in the amount of $ 10 million to provide seed capital and technical assistance to local agribusinesses in the state. The agreement, which will last five years, is to develop and expand local agricultural enterprises in the northern Nigerian state. […]
Edo Commissioner for Women and Social Development, Ms. Magdalene Ochenhen, urged women in rural areas of the state to lay the key to the state's food and agriculture initiative. Ohenen gave advice during a press briefing to commemorate Women's International Women's Day in 2018 in Benin, saying that the program is aimed at boosting economic […]