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CATAS boosts farmers capacity on cassava, pepper cultivation

The Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), in collaboration with Green Agriculture West Africa Nigeria Limited (GAWAL), conducted a training course on processing cassava and pepper processing in order to increase farmers' incomes and achieve the country's diversification dream. 100 participants from different agencies and organizations. GAWAL Deputy Director General, Professor Xu Yuanfan, said […]

Governing Council suspends staff unions in Oyo College of Agriculture

This suspension was announced in a statement published by the Secretary and Secretary of the Council of Niyya Feyntol, which was provided to the Nigeria Information Agency in Ibadan on Saturday The Board of Governors of Oi State University of Agriculture and Technology suspended the activity of all workers' unions in the institution after their […]

Parents Urged To Encourage Children To Embrace Farming

The National Deputy President of the Nigerian Rice Farmers Association, Mr. Segun Ato, advised parents to encourage their children to farm.Speaking in a one-day training program on rice production and application of materials organized by the association in Badagri, Lagos, Ato said that parents should change their attitude towards agriculture and encourage their children to […]

Aviagen, CHI Farms list secrets of breeding, chicken production

Chi Farms Ltd Cleaning and disinfection of farms; heating 24 hours before the arrival of the chickens; even temperature distribution, ventilation; sufficient space for feeding and drinking; proper lithuanian coverage and adequate coverage are some of the most important steps that a farmer must ensure to succeed in poultry farming and agriculture. They were disclosed […]

Cultivating and marketing plantain

plantain (banana) Are you a farmer who is struggling with productivity, profitability and sustainability? Growing a plantain can be a successful wand that can reward your years of fruitless labor. Growing plantain is one of the simplest and most useful works in Nigeria. Or are you a new enthusiast who is not sure which cult […]

JDPC, ActionAid urge Ondo to tackle agric challenges

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu The Justice and Peace Development Center (JDPC) and ActionAid Nigeria identified some problems in the agricultural sector, revealing that they represent barriers to farmers in the Ondo state. At a one-day advisory meeting on the state budget of agriculture Ondo in 2019 in Akura on Tuesday, organizations were interested […]

AfDB Invests $24b In African Agriculture

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest 24 billion dollars. The United States in agricultural agriculture for the next 10 years to pull out a billion people from hunger all over the world. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president of AfDB, who reported this on Wednesday at an agricultural conference at Purdue University in Indianapolis, called on […]

Umahi wins Governor of the Year Award in Agriculture

Governor David Umaha of Ebony won the Governor of the New Telegraph Award for outstanding achievements in the field of agriculture. The main spokesman for Umah, Emmanuel Uzor, who reported this during a briefing for journalists in Abakali, said that this is the fourth consecutive victory of the governor. The pattern explained that Umakhi, according […]

Mitigating Farmers-Herders Conflict Through Great Greenwall Initiative (1)

Political and social instability, which is not the main reason, may be associated with environmental degradation in some areas. Although the use of force in the struggle for limited resources is not new, some believe that the balance between acceptable and unacceptable competition was located, in particular in the Sahelian areas, which led to more […]

Group advocates more rural women, youth involvement in farming

Agriculture of women Chief Executive Officer of the Business Women of Nigeria Commonwealth (CBWN), Amoma Adigwe urged traditional rulers in different states to encourage more rural women and youth to participate in agriculture. She appealed to the press briefing organized by the organization to draw public attention to the activities conducted by CBWN, as she […]

GIC to launch 3.5 million Euros farm finance scheme

[FILE PHOTO] Agricultural land German international cooperation (GIC) has revealed plans to start new financing for agriculture in the amount of 3.5 million euros for small farmers by November 2018. The GIC coordinator for the Green Innovation Center, Caroline Trimborne, who spoke about this in Abuja during a capacity building training for agricultural correspondents in […]

Reviving economy of Abia with agro-allied industry

cashew The head of the FEMI agro-economic office IBIROGBA and the correspondent of "Abia", GORDI UDEAJAH, represent the agro-industrial opportunities of the state of Abia in order to attract investors to the state. The achievements of the late Dr. Michael Okpar as the premier of the unspent Eastern region, especially in agriculture, appear to have […]

Fears over ‘Killer’ palm oil

• Most of the oil in Lagos is rejected – Olatujoye • Unfair Cabal Responsible-Oyekoya Stakeholders in the Palm Oil industry are expressing serious concerns about the presence of falsified palm oil or "palm oil for killers" in markets across the country. The Guardian learned that some palm oil dealers took the dilution of the […]

AfDB provides $1m for TAAT projects

The African Development Bank (AfDB), as part of its "Technology for African Agricultural Transformation" initiative (TAAT), has allocated $ 1 million as initial money for projects in 10 African countries. Professor-leader of the TAAT, Bernadette Fregene, spoke about this on Friday in Abuja at the planning meeting of the compact planning of TAAT-Aquaculture. She said: […]

Obasanjo Farm’s Closure Not Political – Oyo Govt

The Oyo State Government defended the closure of some firms, including Obasanjo Farms, saying it was not politically against the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. The state government insisted that firms in Ibadan, the state capital, had recently been sealed for alleged tax evasion. He denied the insinuations that he sealed Obasanjo's farms and more […]