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The programme Skills Development for Youth Employment – SKYE funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with FarmAgric Foundation for Agriculture will train 500 young Nigerians in agriculture on the basics of modern agricultural practices, agri-business and farmer […]
Aflatoxin is the shadowy companion that walks alongside every African. Young or old, rich or poor, we are all at risk from its deathly touch. And across the continent – though they might hear different lullabies and even eat different foods – our children are intimately acquainted with aflatoxin from earliest infancy. Aflatoxin is incredibly […]
COMMUNIQUE OF THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO ON RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE HOSTED BY AGROBUSINESS TIMES AT THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAGOS, ON OCTOBER 24, 2019. INTRODUCTION: The International Conference and Expo on Research and Innovations in Agriculture (ICERIA 2019) by AGROBUSINESS TIMES was successfully hosted and held at the International […]
The Federal Government has been urged to establish at least one mega rice meal in each of Nigeria’s 109 senatorial district to encourage the production of the staple. An agriculturist, Alhaji Abba Kale, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the weekend, saying it would in no small […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the disbursement of about N75billion as loan to farmers in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing in Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The loan guarantee scheme is a public-private sector initiative set up to transform the country’s agricultural sector. It […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday, inaugurated the executive officers of the National Fish Association of Nigeria (NFAN), as part of efforts to re-position the fish sub-sector to meet increasing local demand. Mr Edet Akpan, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, inaugurated the officers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the inauguration was […]
As the world grapples with the challenges of global warming, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Anthony Okonkwo, has called for less consumption of livestock to prevent its negative health consequences. Okonkwo, who spoke on ‘Reducing Business Risk Through Good Environmental Stewardship’ at the 2019 Health Safety and Environment […]
Nigeria can make fortunes from dairy production, if cattle rearing is taken as a business and not culture. This is the submission of the Head, Operations of Development Practice Academy (DEPRA), Mr. Adebimpe Aderounmu, in this interview with South West Bureau Chief, Muyiwa Adeyemi. You held a summit on Dairy Enterprise Development recently before the […]
Some universities have not only joined the global campaign for food security, but they are also concerned about building a future shaped by agricultural practice, SAMUEL AWOYINFA reports The issue of food security is a global phenomenon. That is why organisations, such as the Food and Agricultural Organisation and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture […]
Cotton farmers in Nigeria have said access to improved seeds and other inputs led to improved yields on their farms this year. Cotton is grown in the savannah belts of the country, namely, Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Ondo, Kwara, Katsina, Jigawa, Ogun, Kebbi, Sokoto and Plateau states. Meanwhile, harvest is said to have begun in Katsina, […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed its commitment to providing technical and financial assistance to Nigeria’s small-holder farmers. READ MORE: Stakeholders seek better management of abattoirs to ensure food safety USAID’s Mission Director in Nigeria, Mr. Michael Harvey, made this known on the sidelines the inauguration of a new agricultural private […]
Following growing concerns about the illegal use of dangerous chemicals for the preservation of fish,the federal government has expressed its determination to fight the scourge to a standstill to forestall health problems that may arise from what it describes as an unwholesome act. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Alhaji Mohammed Nanono,gave this assurance while […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for states across Nigeria to embrace and promote agriculture, saying there is it is the only viable path to tread for economic progress and development. Obasanjo, who spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of the School for Children with Special Needs, a project of the Catholic Diocese in […]
The Country Director of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) , Suffyan Koroma, has warned that about six million Nigerians may face acute food insecurity in 2020 if nothing is done about the current rising population of Nigerians facing food insecurity. Koroma says Nigeria currently harbours about 4.02 million people confronted with acute food security – […]
Mr Femi Oke, Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos chapter, on Monday commended the Federal Government for the continuous closure of land borders. Oke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that the closure had motivated farmers to carry out more production to meet the increasing demands, describing it as […]