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Osun State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), are reportedly expressing their dissatisfaction concerning the unavailability of money in circulation, attributing it as one of the main factors hampering the purchasing power of residents to buy farm produce. Osun Vice President of AFAN, Moses Oladipupo, disclosed this during an interview on Wednesday […]
The Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led administration of Lagos State Government has ensured inhabitants within the state about their plans to make use of the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project to enhance productivity, processing and marketing of agric value chain. This information was revealed by Oluwatoyin Suarau, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
Kaduna state is gradually becoming a hub for tomato paste production as Mira Mehta, an expatriate tomato farmer is about to hit the market with her tomato paste brand in the coming months, with boastful figures of 500 hectares around Kangimi Dam in Kaduna State. Though the inititial plans of establishing the tomato paste brand […]
The National Horticultural research Institute (NIHORT) has trained 120 farmers in Delta State in mushroom production and ginger processing for commercial purposes. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NIHORT, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, said his organisation had identified mushroom and ginger as highly medicinal and rich in protein, vitamins and other minerals, capable of tackling […]
Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Jigawa , Alhaji Yakubu Dole-Zugo has sent an outcry over the recent invasion of over 1,000 hectares of irrigation fields in Guri Local Government Area of the state. Guri expressed his dissatisfaction about the fact that stubborn weed had created a blockade in the irrigation channels […]
With the menace of kidnapping becoming a rampant criminal activity in our present society, the profitable occupation of farming has been projected to slow down particularly in Taraba state where an alarming rate of the criminal activity experienced. As of late, reliable sources in Taraba have disclosed that the farmers residing in the rural communities […]
Africa’s leading business tycoon, Aliko Dangote has dispersed 20,000 plastic crates (baskets) through his Tomato Processing Company to farmers in Kadawa, Kano state who are specifically into the cultivation of the agricultural produce. Dangote’s Tomato processing company performed this C.S.R (Corporate Social Responsibility) function to tomato farmers was part of the efforts to marginalize poor […]
The Edo State Government said it was targeting 17,000 tonnes of rice and 11,000 tonnes of maize by the end of harvest time this farming season. Newsbeats gathered that crops would be harvested from 6,600 hectares of arable land scattered in the three senatorial districts of the state. Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on […]
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has encouraged the farming of snails and mushrooms in the country as he expressed in confidence that Nigeria will soon be self reliant in productivity of these less concentrated areas of agriculture. The Science and Technology Minister made this notion known when he performed the foundation laying […]
With the current buzz in the agricultural sector being witnessed in Nigeria, the Edo state government has finalised deals on a partnership with the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) and Sterling Bank as regards development of at least 1500 hectares of farmland in different locations across the state. Meanwhile, Edo […]
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on Saturday inaugurated a modern fish feed production plant valued at N1.2 billion in Onitsha to boost fish business in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the private plant is owned by Grand Cereals Ltd., a Nigerian integrated foods company that produces and markets consumer food […]
In an attempt to curb the devastation unfavourable domination of weeds to cassava farming, international body GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) has setup a training of trainers for its 35 lead farmers, farmer cooperatives, extension agents and the N-power youths in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The retraining programme organised by the body aimed at training […]
The Kogi authorities say it has put in place needed measures to make sure implementation and strict enforcement of agricultural produce legal guidelines to arrest adulteration of cashew nuts produced within the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Kehinde Oloruntoba, disclosed this at a one-day workshop on “Cashew Nuts Quality Control and Regulations” organised for […]
Cocoa pods The Cross River State government plans to break away from over-dependence on the monthly allocations for Abuja. Its area of focus is the production of cocoa, rice, poultry products and establishment of processing mills, among others. To achieve this, the state is encouraging farmers with incentives, especially from the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to […]
Farmers in Benue State have identified major problems which militated against their occupation in 2018 to include inaccessibility to improved seeds as well as inability to access funding among others. Some of the farmers, however, expressed optimism that the year 2019 would provide government opportunity to tackle such issues that have kept the country behind […]