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[ad_1] The Udawa farming community in Kaduna state was thrown into fear as bandits kidnapped 16 farmers, including children, on bush paths to the farm. Uduwa village is located along the Birnin Gwari highway in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “They were on their way to the farm when the incident occurred in […]

[ad_1] As part of efforts to overcome urban under-nutrition and to accelerate urban food system planning, more attention should be paid on improved urban food system governance, efficient wholesale marketing, safety regulation and enforcement. Other areas to pay serious attention to include; regional free trade, agricultural policy harmonisation, agricultural research focused on high-growth and high-value […]

[ad_1] Dead pigs • 2,450 Workers Rendered Jobless • PFAN Seeks Lifeline For Farmers As the Avian Swine Fever (ASF) continues to ravage Pig farms across the Southwest States, the Pig Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Lagos State Chapter, has appealed to government and other relevant authorities to bail out farmers from this current predicament. […]

[ad_1] The people of Ila-Oragun have agreed to cede their land, housing the Mobile police training college to the Federal Government free of charge to pave way for development of the ancient community. Speaking at the Ajagunla Hall located inside Orangun’s Palace, Chief Paul Ogunrinade, the Ejemo of Ila, said those claiming compensation from the […]

[ad_1] THE umbrella body of farmers in Nigeria, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari, over stoppage of foreign exchange for fertilizer and food importation into the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Kankara, while reassuring Nigerians and government that there is […]

[ad_1] Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged youths in the state to take advantage of his administration’s agricultural drive to develop themselves and the state. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSS Integrated Farms Limited for the training of farmers in the state. […]

[ad_1] • Production falls from 300,000 to 245,000 metric tonnes • Low budgets, poor grading, others identified as factors • Researcher blames scrapping of cocoa boards Production of cocoa as cash crop has dropped due to inadequate financing, among other factors. This is despite that cocoa is the nation’s leading cash crop in terms of […]

[ad_1] A member of Global Farmer Network, Patience Egba-Koku, Thursday, said access to biotechnology is the key to food production in Africa. Speaking at the third day of the ongoing 2020 virtual summit of the African Green Revolution Forum, AGRF, in Kigali, Rwanda, on the effect of COVID -19 on agriculture in Nigeria, Koku said […]