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Avert food crisis, AGRA advises Federal Government

[ad_1] The President of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Dr Agnes Kalibata, has urged the federal and state governments to ensure adequate food production using the existing policies and innovations in agriculture amidst the lockdown. It said the government should take lessons from other African countries to avert impending food crisis. She warned […]

Covid 19: NBMA Cautions On Need To Abide By Govt’s Directives

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Dr Rufus Ebegba has urged Nigerians to abide by the stay at home directive by the federal Government in other to control the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) in the country. The DG/CEO who said this in statement made available to journalists today […]

Investing in cornflakes/chips production

[ad_1] Nigeria is one of the leading countries in maize production in Africa. It produces million tons every year, which makes the products available for investors to process and package for local consumption and export. Cornflake is a fast food enjoyed in almost all homes in Nigeria. It can be prepared with hot or cold […]

In Awe, plenty smoked fish go for little money

[ad_1] Awe Local Government Area, located in the  southern senatorial district of Nasarawa State, is gradually becoming a household name in Nigeria for two reasons. One, it is home to the 30,000-hectare Dangote Sugar Estate, which has already commenced production at Tunga. Secondly, the local government headquarters, Awe town, hosted the deposed Emir of Kano, […]

Covid-19: Experts urge FG, CBN to localise food production

[ad_1] Many experts say the advent of COVID-19 pandemic and closure of international borders underscore the importance of growing food locally instead of relying on importation. They say a period like this emphasizes the relevance of good policies on import restriction and home-grown food policies championed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), highlighting areas […]

Lockdown: Fish farmers appeal for special movement permit

[ad_1] To curb losses in the fish farming value chain, the Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to grant farmers special movement permit to move fish and its products from various fish farms to areas of need within Nigeria. Mr Rotimi Oloye, the CAFFAN National President […]

Herdsmen strike in Delta, abduct Anglican Priest, wife, children, one other

[ad_1] Nine days after a Celestial Church Pastor was killed at Ibusa, near Asaba, an Anglican Priest, Revd. Anthony Oyi was yesterday kidnapped with his wife, his children and one of his friends by suspected herdsmen at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State. The Priest who resides at Oko-Ogbele and a native of […]

Herdsmen kill Lord’s Chosen members; Police recover bodies

[ad_1] The Police Command in Edo on Saturday recovered the bodies of two kidnapped victims allegedly killed by their abductors. According to the command, the deceased were kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders on Jan 1 and killed on Jan 7. DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, told newsmen during […]

Trump announces direct payments of $16 billion to U.S. farmers

[ad_1] President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced a 19-billion-dollar aid package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis. The aid plan includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers to boost their incomes, along with $3 billion in government purchases of meat, dairy products, and other foods. “The programme will include direct payments to […]

Armed herdsmen defy lockdown, terrorize residents in Delta towns

[ad_1] NOTWITHSTANDING  the security seal in Delta State, where Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, introduced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, Tuesday,  to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, some suspected armed  herdsmen have flagrantly undermined the security measures  and unleashed a reign of terror on  residents at Ibusa and Okpanam communities in  Oshimili North Local Government Area of the oil-rich state. […]

Ebonyi Poultry Farmers Disown Alleged Fake Revenue Collector

[ad_1] ABAKALIKI- Poultry Farmers Association (PAN), Ebonyi State Chapter, yesterday disowned one Joshua Igwe, who is alleged to be using the name of the association to collect illegal revenue from poultry dealers in the State. The suspect, it was gathered, was apprehended by Ebonyi State Government Tax Team on IGR following a tip-off,  and was […]

Top 5 Emerging Trends In The Field Of Agriculture

Nothing is perfect and everything can go under many changes and improvements. The IT sector is all set to revolutionize the world, so how can it leave the most important sector i.e. the agricultural sector behind?   The UK Food and Agriculture Association estimates that the world population will increase by 47%, to 8.9 billion […]

Four killed in Edo cult war, two by suspected herdsmen

[ad_1] Not less than six persons have been reportedly killed in some parts of Edo state by suspected armed herdsmen and cult related fight over supremacy. Two farmers in Odighi, Ovia North East local government area were allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen on their ways to their farms. An eyewitness, Hilary Omoregie, disclosed yesterday that […]