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How Fadama Is Turning Kogi Into Rice Production Hub, In 2014, the World Bank in collaboration with the federal and Kogi State governments began the implementation of the FADAMA III Additional Financing (FADAMA III-AF) project aimed at increasing production of certain crops. The programme particularly focused on improving the productivity of farmers who are into […]
For several decades, Tiga Dam has been a major source of water to irrigation sites in Kano State. The dam is seen as the state’s oil rig for the simple fact that it caters for farmers and herdersmen alike. The dam was built in 1971 during the administration of Governor Audu Bako in an attempt […]
Agriculture Investment Opportunities In Kwara State, Agriculture will always be central diversification, as the economy and society evolve. The vision is for an inclusive commercial agriculture sector that is focused on productive value addition in the local economy through a vibrant value chain. Such a sector will not be at the mercy of typical input […]
Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdulraheem Adebayo Shittu on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital declared that more than 50 percent of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as (Okada Riders) in Lagos State have gone back to their farms. He said this was due to various innovations of the present government in agriculture. Shittu who made […]
As herdsmen kill farmer, Tension is mounting in the sleepy community of Anaku in Ayamelum local government area of Anambra State, following the reported killing of a farmer in the area by herdsmen. Anambra State Deputy Governor, Dr. Nkem Okeke, who visited the community in company of the state Commissioner of Police and the state […]
As Lagos State government commences sales of Lake Rice for the festive season, residents have lauded government for logistics put in place to ease purchase at designated centres. According to a statement by Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, those who besieged the centres expressed satisfaction with the process, noting that the […]
The Pioneer Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, (MOUAU), Abia State, Prof. Placid Njoku has challenged researchers at the institution and agriculture universities to focus on how wheat, Onion, apple, lettuce, carrot, and sorghum can be massively produced in Abia and other states in the south east. He flayed academics “who sit […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Audu Ogbeh, has expressed Federal Government’s readiness to prosecute people trespassing landed properties of Federal College of Agriculture, land grabbers Akure (FECA), Ondo State. Ogbeh, who stated this in Akure, during the diamond jubilee celebration of the college, identified land grabbing, destruction of farms and plantations as […]
Nigeria can put an end to hunger, create jobs and wealth if every hand is on deck in the transformation of the agricultural sector and get involved in commercial and mechanised farming, by taking agric production and its value chain as a business and vital means of food security. Delta State, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, who […]
Over 4,500 farmers in Kano state are to appear before a mobile court set up recover loans from defaulters under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. The farmers are part of the 5,000 who benefited from the loans which the Central Bank of Nigeria says less than 10 per cent of them had paid back. In a […]
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has warned local government administrators and political office holders against diversion of agricultural equipment procured for farmers in the state Governor Bello who gave the warning in Lokoja on Sunday while commissioning agricultural equipment worth several millions of naira and unveiling the confluence rice , said the procurement of the […]
The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has unveiled the ” Confluence Rice “, a locally made rice in the state, saying the development was in line with the agricultural revolution programme of the government. He said with the move, Kogi state has joined the class of rice producing states that were striving to make […]
Ogun State has joined rice producing states with the launch of its Mission To Rebuild Ogun State, MITROS, Ofada rice. Not less than 110,000 bags of Ofada rice from the three mills machines installed across the three senatorial districts of the state were unveiled. The launch attracted the Presidential Task Force on Agricultural Commodities and […]
The Katsina State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Salisu Gambo, has urged all stakeholders of Dandume market to prioritise the development of the facility for business growth and improved revenue generation. He made the call when he visited the market’s new site at Dandume which was opened last week. The commissioner commended the leadership of […]
The Center for Food Technology and Research, African Center (CEFTER) for Control of Post Harvest Losses in Benue State University, Makurdi, has exhibited 140 products from different varieties of crops grown in the state. Daily Trust reports that the items were displayed at the university’s campus as part of activities to mark the center’s 2017 […]