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The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has said that the only route to achieve prosperity in Nigeria is self-reliance on agriculture and not total dependence on oil and gas. Gov. Dickson,who made the assertion on Saturday at Igbogene, an outskirt of Yenagoa, the state capital, during the 21st Farmers’ Day celebration under the […]
To attract more investments in agribusiness, governments must open up the space for smallholder farmers, ensure sufficient fund is provided for research and intensify efforts to remove investment bottlenecks. This was the submission of investors at the Plenary on Edo Agro-industrial Revolution and Agribusiness Transformation at the Alaghodaro Investment Summit, in Benin City, Edo State […]
Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu paid a visit to Dairy Giant, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, makers of Peak and Three Crowns milk, to explore the potential for livestock breeding, local milk sourcing and development to boost revenue drive and the livelihood of farmers in Kebbi State. During the visit, Governor Bagudu received insight into […]
The Kwara Government has disbursed over N1 billion to 500 smallholder farmers and 40 commercial farmers to boost agriculture and food security in the state. Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara made this known on Monday in Ilorin, while speaking at the 2nd Harmony Agriculture International Fair (HAGIF). He said that the government had also provided […]
Early hoarding activities may affect the market supply and price of soybeans this year as harvest begins in earnest in Katsina State. Over the years, soybeans has enjoyed industrial demands for the extraction of edible oil, milk, poultry and other animal feeds; but the cultivation of the crop has significantly reduced this year as farmers […]
A total of 106 farmers in Anambra State have been profiled with the geographical map of their farms, in the state information data base. The state governor, Willie Obiano, made the disclosure in Awka during the Commodity Trade Promotion and Knowledge Fair organised by the state Value Chain Development Programme, IFAD assisted. He revealed that […]
The Zero Hunger Forum, headed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has pledged to assist Ebonyi generate N48.4billion from rice production annually. Obasanjo made the pledge on Tuesday in Abakaliki at a gala night organised by the Ebonyi Government after the forum’s two-day second quarterly meeting. The former Nigerian leader said that the forum would offer […]
In a bid to promote and secure the interest of farmers in the country, the National Seed Council of Nigeria on Monday in Kano inaugurated seed inspectors to rid and sanitise seed industry of fake and adulterated products. The Director-General of NASC, Dr Olusegun Ojo, who inaugurated the inspectors urged them to arrest and prosecute […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the National Programme for Food Security (NPFS) and other donor agencies foresees food crises in 2018 in seventeen states. The FG said the report is aimed at helping the government take necessary steps to combating the foreseen food crisis and emergency situation in the […]
Less than a week after a businessman and a federal civil servant took their own lives in different parts of Kwara State, another person who was a farmer in Idera community in Ifelodun local government area of the state has reportedly killed himself. The farmer cum hunter reportedly, shot himself with his dane gun. A […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced its plan to empower 10,000 in Ondo state under the new agriculture scheme tagged, “Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme for which it has earmarked the sum of N1.5 billion. This was the statement credited to the Apex bank when its team of experts led by Amina Umar visited […]
The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday said the Zero Hunger programme of the federal government would end poverty and hunger in Ebonyi State. Chief Obasanjo made this known in Abakaliki during the 2nd meeting of Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum meeting held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abakaliki. […]
Alhaji Lawal Ida, the National Coordinator, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), says 390 youths will be trained in the N-Agripreneurs business plan initiative. He said this in Sokoto on Monday at the opening of six-day training of 126 youths from Sokoto and Kebbi States under the N-Agripreneurs on Business plan. Ida, who was represented […]
Dangote Flour Mills Plc (DFM) has demonstrated a high level of corporate governance that drives confidence and supports numbers, as contained in its recent financials for the nine-month ended September 30, 2017 released to the investing public. The release was, among other reasons, to allow investors plan their investment and forecast the company’s performance. The […]
More than 800 farmers are to partake in the Harmony Agric International Fair (HAGIF), which would hold between Nov. 12 and Nov. 15 in Ilorin. Ms. Iyabo Amaajo, the Group Head, Agriculture Division, Harmony Holdings, made this known to journalists in Ilorin on Monday. She said the trade fair, which had “Sustaining Food Security’’ as […]