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FG Boost Agriculture In Edo With 711 N-Power Extension Agents

The Federal Government has deployed 711 N-Power agricultural extension agents to Edo to boost agricultural activities in the state. The Programme Manager of the State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Mr Peter Aikhuomobhoebe, disclosed this in an interview with Newsmen in Benin on Monday. Aikhuomobhoebe also disclosed that the Federal Government provided another 100 Knapsack sprayers […]

Only One Per cent Kano Farmers Return CBN Loan – AFAN

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, in Kano State has expressed concern over the refusal of most of its members to repay their Anchor Borrowers loans. The association, therefore, expressed the fear that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, might not consider the state for similar facility in future. The state AFAN chairman, Faruk […]

Women Farmers Relish Agribusiness

With the recent attempt by governments at all levels and development partners in the agricultural sector in ensuring that small holder farmers benefits from all forms of agricultural interventions, it is apparent that such farmers have started gaining ground as they are being encouraged to form groups for easy access to such interventions. Some farmer […]

NEPC Harps On Why Non-oil Export Is Way To Go

In the last two years, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has been in the forefront of increasing the country’s earnings on non-oil export. Perhaps, this necessitated the commission’s resolve to announce in 2016 of its plan to create 1.5 million jobs.At a stakeholders’ workshop in Lagos, Director-General, NEPC, Mr. Segun Awolowo, explained that the […]

GEM Beneficiaries Raise Alarm Over Delayed Disbursement Of Second Tranche

Beneficiaries of the Growth and Employment Program (GEM), a World Bank Intervention funds initiated in 2015 have raised alarm over endless delay in accessing the second tranche of the fund, warning that it might go the way of previous intervention programs, if urgent steps are not taken. The fund, administered through the Federal Ministry of […]

‘Why We Need Agro Commodity Boards’

Some major stakeholders within key value chains of agricultural commodities are clamouring for the return of the commodity marketing boards with complete operational and organisational overhaul to ensure higher agricultural productivity in the country. Commodity marketing boards for; cocoa, groundnut, cotton, palm produce, rubber and grains were set up in the 1940s in Nigeria at […]

Rice Revolution: Officials, Farmers Flaunt Different Statistics

On Tuesday August 15, the Director of Agriculture at the Kano office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Muhammad Adamu, while inaugurating the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) said local rice production in Nigeria has now reached 15 million metric tonnes annually. He said the development means that the country will now be saving […]

Ghost Tomato Factory Showcase For Nigeria’s Farming Problems

At a state-of-the-art plant in northern Nigeria, shiny machines stand next to a conveyor belt ready to crush tomatoes to satisfy the country’s insatiable demand for tomato paste. But a lonely cleaner mopping the floor is the only sign of activity in Nigeria’s biggest tomato factory, equipped with the latest Italian and German technology. There […]

Ganduje Solicits For Commodities Certification Center

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appealed to the Federal Government to locate a Commodities Certification Centre in Kano to assist farmers in the state promote quality of their produce. Ganduje made the call at the flagging-off of the nationwide advocacy on Agricultural Quality Control and Standardization, across the six geo-political of the zones, […]

Tomato Market: Local Manufacturers Battle Foreign Products

Faced with uncertainty of consumers’ loyalty, indigenous tomato producers are still battling to break into the local tomato market due to the influx of foreign tomato brands. This challenge has prompted indigenous tomato producers to rethink their marketing strategies with a view to finding lasting solution to the preference for foreign tomato products. The strategies […]

Ambode: Leading Nigeria’s Rebirth Through Agric Policies

Nigeria will attain sustainable development if there is security of food and serious agricultural development. However, for this to be realised, Lagos State must continue on the path of sustainable food production and agricultural revival. Prior to the recent bold collaboration with Kebbi State that brought delight to many homes during the Yuletide and New […]