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[ad_1] Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State says his government has recorded 92% success in its empowerment initiative involving giving out goats as soft loan to women in the state. Speaking in the BBC Hausa Service programme on a variety of issues affecting the state, he said while the loan in which women across […]

[ad_1] The Chairman of the committee for the sales of paddy rice in Taraba state, Mallam Rabiu Mamman, has said that the price of the commodity would soon crash following the release of 26,000 bags of paddy rice by the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Taraba to millers. He said, in an interview with North-East […]

[ad_1]   Mrs. Ezinne Otuka, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC), Abia State FADAMA III, says the state has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. Otuka who spoke on Thursday in Umuahia, attributed the success story to the agricultural reform programmes of the Abia Government. He said that the programmes encouraged the FADAMA User Groups (FUGs) and […]

[ad_1] The Programme Director, Lagos Business School Agribusiness programme, Ikechukwu Kelikume,has warned that the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), banning the importation of maize may spell doom for poultry farmers across the country.  He said that poultry farmers are already beginning to cut down on production because of the high cost […]

[ad_1] Lady Ranchers, a group of women from different professional backgrounds have concluded on how to transform the way the livestock sector and its value chain will be handled henceforth in the country.  Aderoju Odunsi, President of the Lady Ranchers (Ikeja) Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited gave the indication while speaking at the inauguration of the […]

[ad_1] Livestock Feed manufacturing refers to the process of producing animal feed from raw agricultural products. The Fodder produced by manufacturing is formulated to meet specific animal nutrition requirements for different species of animals at different life stages.  Most livestock farmers have one major goal in mind, and that is raising healthy and fat livestock.  […]

[ad_1] LAGOS  – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ogun Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) farm is ready to churn out and sell its products to the market.  Dr. Belinda Faniyi, the State Coordinator and the brain behind the farm at the Sagamu Orientation Camp, during a routine inspection of the farm, revealed that […]

[ad_1] The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Ogun chapter, has appealed to the Federal and State  Governments to compensate Pig farmers, who lost their livestock due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.Its Secretary, Mr Ogunjimi Abiodun, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Thursday. […]

[ad_1] Nigerian government has launched the Agriculture for Food and Job Plan (AFJP), a component of the Nigeria Economic and Sustainability Plan (NESP). The plan is to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on farmers and the economy. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, during the official launch […]

[ad_1] The Defence Headquarters on Thursday disclosed that the Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity had captured 8 suspected armed bandits and recovered several rustled cattle during their separate operations within the North-West Geo-political zone of the country. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Acting Director, Defence Media […]

[ad_1] Nigeria’s southeastern Cross River state is setting up a 4-billion naira ($10-million) cocoa-processing plant to start operations in August and target the export market, an official said. Cross River, which accounts for about 30% of Nigeria’s output, has negotiated with chocolate companies based in Italy to receive supplies from the grinder, Peter Egba, the […]

[ad_1] Just like other forms of farming, aqua or fish farming urgently requires the attention of stakeholders to save it from total collapse. Our agric editor who has been monitoring the sub-sector reports that the outbreak of the COVID-19 has further threatened fish farming activities across the country. The fear in the sector now is […]

[ad_1] Pig farmers in Ogun State have called on the state government to come to their aid towards mitigating the loss incurred following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) which is currently ravaging the state. The farmers under the aegis of Ijebu North East Piggery Association who spoke to journalists on the outbreak of […]