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About 5,750 farmers have so far benefited from the Fadama III Additional Financing project since its inception in Kogi state, the State Project Coordinator, Mr Paul Ogunmola said on Tuesday. He disclose this in Lokoja on the occasion of the 8th World Bank/FGN Support Mission to the state to monitor the implementations of the Fadama […]

Reducing the distance between people, markets, services and knowledge – or simply ‘getting people connected’ – is a great part of what economic growth is all about. Although virtual connectivity has become increasingly important today with the emergence of new communication avenues, a good and reliable transport network remains vital. There is a very strong […]

The Middle Belt Small Scale Farmers Network,MIBSSFANET, has commended the Benue state government and the State House of Assembly for enacting the Open Grazing Prohibition Bill to tackle the herdsmen menace in the state. The Network noted that the law was the panacea to the persistent clashes between pastoralists and farmers adding that it would […]

Paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, Tor Tiv, Orchivirgh, James Ayatse has stated his resolve to work with relevant bodies and organisations to bring down the poverty level in the Tiv nation and Benue state at large through modern farming techniques. One of such moves was his recent visit to South Africa where he addressed […]

At least 10,000 farmers from Adamawa State are to participate in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS). Alhaji Ahmadu Waziri, state Agriculture Commissioner, disclosed this during a town hall meeting on Friday organised for representatives of farmers’ groups in the state on the programme. Alhaji Waziri explained that the programme, […]

Asla Akpu Alla is a 62-year-old farmer who has been cultivating crops like groundnut, sesame, sorghum, maize and rice in the last 26 years. Talking about his farming activities in Doma, Nasarawa State, last week, he told Daily Trust on Sunday that, “You need to see how much we harvested from this land 40 years […]

The Nigerian government has been called upon to ban importation of agricultural machines and equipment with local alternatives. The government was also urged to promote local sourcing of raw materials for fertiliser production, as well as quicken the passage of the Fertilizer Quality Control Bill 2017. The National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of […]

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved 150 hectares of land and N100million seed capital for the 150 Libyan returnees and victims of human trafficking, who completed skills acquisition training at the Edo Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) office in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Obaseki, who made the announcement during the graduation ceremony […]

Governor, State of Osun , Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola was on Friday, honoured with the 1st Nigeria Cocoa Award in recognition of his contribution to agricultural sector through his various programmes particularly the Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O-REAP). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh […]

Farmers have been encouraged to grow a breed of potato called Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) because it has a lot of economic importance and also because of its high nutritional value. Ms. Elizabeth A. Jibrin who grows OFSP in large quantity told Daily Trust recently that it was one of the crops that put more […]

Nike Akande, Chairman of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Business Group Nigeria, has affirmed that adequate attention to agriculture, especially efforts that will enhance the economic fortunes of the rural and smallholder farmers will automatically turn the nation’s economy around. She stated this while speaking at a dialogue session on smallholder farmers organised […]