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[ad_1] Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Authorities have for the first time pledged to buy out breeders in an attempt to curb the practice, AFP reported Tuesday, citing animal […]

[ad_1] It is an understatement that agriculture is the pivot of most economies. Aside from providing food and raw materials for industrial purposes, agriculture provides employment opportunities to a very large percentage of the population. Whatever side of the coin one considers, agriculture is intrinsically a sine qua non for nations’ economic growth.   Aside […]

[ad_1] Over the weekend, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Muhammad Nanono, inaugurated a technical committee on the revitalisation of extension services workers. The minister agreed that agricultural development in Nigeria requires an integrated approach to revive extension advisory services after experts and farmers have pointed out extension service as a weak link […]

[ad_1] Oyo State government has said its focus in agriculture is different from what is contained in the document left behind by the Abiola Ajimobi-led government. Speaking with The Guardian in Ibadan, the Executive Adviser to the Governor on Agribusiness, Dr. Debo Akande, said though the document contained some information, the Seyi Makinde-led administration was […]

[ad_1] Three Fulani herdsmen including nine cows have been reported killed in Egume, Dekina local government council of Kogi State by yet to be identified gunmen. The Kogi State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACB, led by its state chairman, Wakili Yusuf Damina disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday. Speaking on […]

[ad_1] Since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11, much of our news has been dominated by the economic and social impact of the disease. We have heard this thrown around a lot; that the coronavirus is the ‘great equaliser’. Now, while it is true that the […]

[ad_1] • I’ve Lost Over N1.95m To Wastage — Vsla • My Grains Have Been Decaying In Store —Bagudo • Agro Exporters Badly Affected — Iyama • Plateau Farmers Need N200m As Compensation — Enoch • I Lost 10,000 Yam Tubers, 50,000 Lying In Store—Ajoko Umar Kalo Vsla is a watermelon farmer in Damana community, […]

[ad_1]   The present public forests in Nigeria were acquired between 1900 and 1970 and embraces 100,000km2 or 11 per cent of the total land area. This is according to a document obtained from the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC). The forests consist of eight vegetation types, some of which are closely related. […]

[ad_1] Farmers in the hinterlands of Cross River State have received agricultural inputs from a Japanese agricultural support group, the Sasakawa Africa Association. The trainings and supports are to bolster their farm yields and enable them to produce in larger quantities so that they can become agro allied entrepreneurs. The Sasakawa experts said their support […]

[ad_1] There is utter outrage and disquiet in Benue state at the moment over the spate of communal crisis and herdsmen attacks in parts of the state in the last few weeks amid the scourge of the novel Coronavirus pandemic that has precipitated a sharp downturn in the economic fortunes of the ordinary man. Sadly […]

[ad_1] A fish farmer, Mr Lere Bello, has advised Nigerians to go back to farming to mitigate famine and boost food production post COVID-19 pandemic. Bello gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Saturday. He said that food was one of the basic needs of life […]