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[ad_1] Maize output is expected to fall this year by 30%, from projected 25 million metric tonnes to 17.5 million tonnes, Nigeriafarmers have said. “Our projection for this year was formally 25 million tonnes, but because of COVID-19 challenges we have realized that it will be very difficult for us to meet that target. But […]

[ad_1] There are indications that the volume of rice to be produced in Katsina State this year will surpass that of last year considering the way farmers in the state are massively planting the crop this season. Our correspondent observed that though there was huge production of rice in the state last year, it could […]

[ad_1] The Kogi State Coordination Office of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS Project) has commenced  feasibility studies on market information for rice, cashew and cassava value chains across the 21LGAs of the state. APPEALS State Project Coordinator, Dr Sanni Abdullahi Ozomata, said the data obtained from the study would enable […]

[ad_1] Homestead farming and the planting of exotic trees can help to tackle the looming food insecurity in the country, a group has said. The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation which is promoting the initiative, said it will create healthier and rich food supply, as well as a safe environment for all, […]

[ad_1] As Nigeria marked Democracy Day on June 12, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Saturday, scored the nation’s agricultural development as a mixed bag of failure and success. This was stated by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, while speaking with Vanguard on burning issues yet to be addressed to improve food […]

[ad_1] The Plateau State government has commenced its post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan with the reacquisition of the Brewery Agro Research Company, BARC Farms in Zallaki Village in Bassa Local Government area of the State which was sold of in the 1990s To begin the process of making the moribund farm functional, State Governor, Simon Lalong […]

[ad_1] In an effort to promote a smooth agricultural value chain in Nigeria, the federal government this week inaugurated a yam storage facility in Benue State reported as being able to store up to 200,000 tubers of yam. The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, did the inauguration virtually on Tuesday. The storage facilities, located at Zaki […]

[ad_1] Agwara Local Government Council in Niger State on Saturday said that it has spent N1.4 million to fix three broken-down tractors for this year’s farming season. Tribune Online reports Alhaji Nura Kokoli, the council chairman disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while inspecting the three reactivated tractors at the council secretariat […]

[ad_1] As Nigeria and Nigerians celebrate Democracy Day on June 12, 2020, and 21 years of uninterrupted democratic dispensation, President Muhammadu Buhari, in a national broadcast to commemorate the day, assured farmers of availability and affordability of fertilizers for the 2020 cropping season. Buhari, who also maintained that the agricultural sector remains a major sector […]

[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s revenue from cocoa and sesame seeds has increased by $79.4 million and $153 million respectively in the past year. He disclosed this in his speech during a national broadcast to commemorate the Nigerian “Democracy Day”, Friday. “Our efforts on growing non-oil exports have started to yield some results. For […]

[ad_1] Cashew farmers in the coun­try, under the aegis of National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), has said that it is in talk with the Ministry of Indus­try, Trade and Investment to urge Bank of Industry, (BOI) and Ni­gerian Export Import (NEXIM) bank to invest in processing and value addition of cashew. Ojo Ajanaku, National […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – As the effect of the lock­down occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic continue to bite harder on businesses and the nation’s economy, agro commodity ex­porters have lamented that they are the worst hit as they could not export their produce due to the restrictions in movement. Sayina Riman, National Pres­ident of the Cocoa […]

[ad_1] Stakeholders in the financial sector have called for creation of financing solution through issuance of green bond by agriculture sector to sustain food security amid COVID-19 pandemic. They made the call  on Thursday at a webinar oragnised by FMDQ Holdings Plc, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa. The capacity building […]