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The Agric exhibition is on display at the World Food Fair in Lagos, Lagos. • BATNF supports farmers • More than 821 million people starve around the world• Ambode repeats commitment to economic diversification• Stanbic IBTC allocated N50b to support agriculture Signs of food insecurity around the world mean that by 2030, significant work remains […]
Heineken lokpobiri How pirates hack ship, kidnap 3 Korean crews in Ghana, Nigerian waters Senator Heineken Lockpobiri, Senator Heineken Lockpobiri, who doubles as president of the Western Central Bay of Guinea Fisheries Committee (FCWC), advised member countries to ensure that all vessels adjacent to the coastal waters of the region have a vessel monitoring system […]
The President’s wife, Ms. Aisha Bukhari, encouraged women to take part in agriculture in order to support the government’s economic development efforts, insisting that their voices would be heard through agriculture. Ms. Bukhari, who made this known on Thursday in Abuja, launched the National Action Plan on Gender Issues in Agriculture in Nigeria (NGAP) to […]
Local producers of agricultural machinery in Yobe said that farmers at the peak of the harvest season increased the demand for local machinery. The manufacturers gave this expression in an interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) at Damaturu on Wednesday. Alhaji Ngogine My-Selder, a local producer, told NAS that the demand for threshing machines […]
After the Nigerian Customs Service decided to start introducing the New Tomato Policy, there were signs that the tomato processing plant in Dangot and three other enterprises could soon begin operations. A tomato policy will ensure that importers pay a higher duty on imports of tomato paste at a rate of $ 1,500 per metric […]
Since the arguments and counter-arguments against the introduction and acceptability of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) of rage, scientists and research centers have approved their use by Nigerian farmers to increase agricultural productivity and ensure food security in the country. The confirmation came a year after the largest scientific body, the Nigerian Academy of Sciences, called […]
Packed pepper Nsukka Perhaps coal could dry out on the once noisy mines in Enugu. Unlike the coal mining era, current activities do not require studying claustrophobic, cavernous tunnels dug deep into the bowels of the earth to unravel; they occur right on the surface of the earth. Activities involve the addition of agricultural value. […]
Dr. Babajide Adelekan, Vice-Rector of the Federal Agricultural Agricultural Enterprise, Ibadan, Oyo State, Education in agriculture is one of the most important factors of sustainable agriculture, since the lack of adequate technical know-how has contributed to business disruptions in the agro-industrial sectors. These were some materials from the Vice-Rector of the Federal Agricultural College (FCA), […]
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector called for a complete transformation of national food systems to prevent hunger and reduce poverty in Nigeria. According to them, zero hunger can be achieved in Nigeria if the right systems are created. Experts spoke at the second international conference organized by the Agriculture, Alexe Ecueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, […]
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating jobs for Nigerian youth through an e-wallet system, which will increase productivity and ensure sustainable development. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the head of Audu Ogbe, spoke about this during an agricultural exhibition / farm exhibition organized as part of the World Food Day […]
Immediate former governor of the state of Delta, Dr. Emmanuel Uduagan, reported that over 30 percent of agricultural land in Niger The delta region was lost as a result of the devastating floods this year. Uduagan, a senatorial candidate from the All-Progressive Congress in the Delta-South Senate district in the general elections of 2019, noted […]
Edo Commissioner for Women and Social Development, Ms. Magdalene Ochenhen, urged women in rural areas of the state to lay the key to the state's food and agriculture initiative. Ohenen gave advice during a press briefing to commemorate Women's International Women's Day in 2018 in Benin, saying that the program is aimed at boosting economic […]
Delta Govt. opens registration for flood affected farmers The Delta government on Tuesday announced that it had opened registrations for farmers whose farms had been washed away by a recent flood to record their data. Mr. Austin Ogoro, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, made this statement to commemorate World Food […]
Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recommended that developing countries intensify the development of the rural economy to accommodate youth. A recent FAO report lamented inadequate resources and attention to agriculture, which is the main focus of rural development, stressing that modernizing the sector in poor areas […]
A new study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) showed that Nigeria meets the criteria necessary to ensure food security, create jobs and increase wealth through agriculture. The findings say that the successful eradication of poverty through agriculture depends on whether the country has enough […]