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Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu rues insecurity, killing of farmers in Edo

[ad_1] A frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu ahead 2020 governorship election yesterday condemned the level of insecurity in the state and streak of attacks on farmers in rural communities across the state which led to the killing of two farmers in Odighi, Ovia North-East local government area […]

Agric start-ups get grants to improve farming businesses in Edo

[ad_1] Edo State Government said it has commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 startups, which spreads across five Local Government Areas of the state. READ MORE: FG Commences Training Of 730 Niger Delta Youths In ICT, Fish Farming, Others Ifueko Alufohai, of the Project Support Unit, Edo Sustainable Development Goals (PSU-SDG), who […]

Anchor Borrowers Programme: 2,403 cassava farmers receive credit in Ogun

[ad_1] 2,403 Cassava production farmers have been credited with a sum of N210,273,00k each as credit under the Ogun State Anchor Borrowers Programme across the 20 local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, said the beneficiaries are the first batch of the programme. The commissioner described the development […]

Covid-19: Lagos creates makeshift food markets in schools

[ad_1] To cushion the effect of market closure across Lagos State, as a restrictive measures to break the transmission of Covid-19, the state government has set up makeshift markets for food and agricultural produce in selected schools across selected council areas. The makeshift markets will be located at Bishop Aggey Primary School, Ilasamaja; Ajenifuja Primary […]

‘Covid-19 stalls $148,209 Japanese grant for Ekiti rice farmers’

[ad_1] The ravaging Coronavirus epidemic has dealt a blow on Ekiti State’s aspiration to scale up its rice production. The Japanese Government’s grant of $148,209 (N55 million) to the state, meant to facilitate provision of modern equipment for local rice farmers, has temporarily been stalled as people are shunning the Asian country for now. This […]

Kano government unveils N36 billion Ruga settlement project

[ad_1] The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has inaugurated a $95 million agro-pastoral development project, a flagship programme anchored on food security and social development. The objective of the project, which is expected to be implemented within a five-year period, is to contribute to poverty alleviation and strengthening food security in the state. The […]

Again, herdsmen attack Delta community, kill eight, injure several others

[ad_1] UWHERU Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have again came under herdsmen attack, leading to death of over eight persons with several others sustaining serious injuries and property, including farms, have been lost. The unprovoked attack, which Sunday Vanguard gathered started Thursday night with attacks on Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and […]

El-Rufai inaugurates Household Milk Farm Project

Gov El-Rufai at the inauguration of Damau Household Milk Farm Project on Friday. Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday inaugurated a 1000 Household Milk Farm Project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of the state. The governor, at the inauguration, said the project was a joint venture between the state government, Danish dairy […]

Aptitude Test For Lagos Agripreneur Holds Monday

[ad_1]  Sequel to the closure and sorting of application forms for the Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P), under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes), the State Government says an aptitude test for pre-qualified applicants would hold on Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Lagos State Cooperative College, Oko Oba, Lagos.  Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the State Commissioner […]

Poultry Farmers Relish Gains Of Obaseki’s Agripreneur Scheme

[ad_1]  Poultry farmers in Edo State have hailed the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration and the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), on the success of the pilot phase of the Edo State poultry production scheme.  The Edo State Agripreneur programme is being implemented by the Governor Obaseki-led administration with support from the […]

Amotekun: Ondo Farmers Fume Over Malami’s Declaration

[ad_1] AKURE- Farmers in Ondo State under the auspices of Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA) on Wednesday described the declaration of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubarka Malami on the security outfit recently inaugurated by Southwest governors (Amotekun) as inhumane and illegal. Addressing newsmen at their Secretariat at Trade fair Centre, Igbatoro Road, […]