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AFP PHOTO / The new initiative of the UK Government-funded Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) is testing the basics of new farming practices and models in the Niger Delta and has sown new livelihood and development opportunities. The initiative focuses on the Niger Delta in partnership with alluvial agriculture, whose goal is the collective-farm business, which […]
Ayodele Mr. Ayodele Omowumi David is the coordinator of the Cassava project and the Agricultural Project (CAMAP), the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). He reveals that cassava is one of the greatest ways to attract young people, solve the problem of poverty and ensure food security, as well as the need for mechanization to improve […]
The federal government increased the number of seed entrepreneurs in the country's agricultural sector to 314 to increase farmers' access to quality seeds.Dr. Philiph Ojo, general director of the National Council for Agricultural Seeds (NASC), told reporters in Abuja that the council council approved licenses for 158 new new seed entrepreneurs to add to the […]
Smallholder farmers and other stakeholders urged the PCT administration to use women and youth farmers in the area, in the preparation, implementation and other budgetary processes in agriculture. The Chairperson of the Small Federation of Women Farmers in Nigeria (SWOFON), Ms. Mary Afan, appealed on Wednesday to Abuja at the "Consultative Stakeholder Meeting on the […]
WOMEN to farmers reported that quality animal feeds are a critical factor guaranteeing the production of the bumper. Prof. Duroyai Ologobo, Professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Toxicology at the University of Ibadan, announced this by conducting a lecture titled "Low Cost Strategies for the Production of Bumper Animals", organized as part of activities […]
Farmers are encouraged to take additional use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in the country in order to increase yields, increase incomes and ensure food security and economic prosperity for Nigeria. Executive Secretary of the Association of Fertilizer Manufacturers and Suppliers of Nigeria (FEPSAN), Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu Kwa gave advice in an interview to reporters […]
It was confirmed that at least 19 people were killed, and several houses and agricultural lands destroyed by floods in some communities in 10 local government areas of Kano state, Kano Chronicle reports.Executive Secretary of the Agency for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation of Kano State (SERERA) Alhaji Ali Bashir confirmed the death of 18 people, […]
A glance at the fertilizer warehouse of the administration of the Federal Capital Territory in Tunga-Maya caused a cold shiver on Alhaji Garba's back. He said it was heartbreaking that the object that he usually came in to get fertilizer was abandoned in ruins and now overgrown with herbs. He said that some of the […]
The Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Ogbonna Ona described climate change as a result of the depletion of arable land as responsible for the ongoing clashes of shepherds / farmers in Nigeria. The Minister reported this at the opening of the workshop on Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in […]
A global analysis published by the Environmental Protection Fund on Monday showed that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide in rice farms can have the same effect on long-term warming as about 600 coal plants The study, published on Monday, showed that rice cultivation around the world can be responsible for twice the level of […]
The federal government said that the killings caused by clashes between farmers and shepherds, a cattle storm, cross-border crimes and banditry, in particular, have declined sharply over the past two months. This was stated by the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed during a special meeting in the Town Hall on security in […]
Green Agriculture West Africa Ltd (GAWAL), in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, began a seven-day technical training on agricultural technologies for civil servants. The training began on September 3, 2018 at the Abuja Industrial Park in the field of HGCOC agriculture in the Bwari district, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The […]
cattle Mohammad Tijani At least 52 cattle were killed by a train on the axis of Kasary-Djer in the district of the local administration of Chikkun in the state of Kaduna. The command of the Kaduna Police on Sunday confirmed the fact of the accident. Authorized Malam Ahmad Abdulraman denied reports that cattle were killed […]
Rice culture Nigerians will need to pull themselves to another round of deprivation, given the growing price of rice, considered the staple food for households in the country. Based on the analysis of industry analysts, he assuredly gathered that the price could increase in a few weeks and could continue until December or beyond unless […]
Sino-Nigerian coy, technology services Chinidzh says that their agricultural technologies are designed to enable most small farmers in the country.The company, which demonstrated a strong presence at the Agrochemicals and Equipment Expo, showed many small agricultural equipment for agricultural operations.Speaking with the Daily Trust at the site of the agrofita, the marketing manager of the […]