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[ad_1] Residents of  Issele-Azagba community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, have cried out over the incessant attacks on the community by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the last four months and called on President Mohammadu Buhari to come to their rescue. Addressing newsmen on the situation, President General of the Issele-Azagba Development […]

[ad_1] Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. “l am going to engage with them on this; we are going to discuss this and l am going to be thorough on it because l know this business.’’ He said […]

[ad_1] To embrace the backward integration and import substitution policies of the Federal Government, Promasidor Nigeria has keyed into the plans by sourcing local contents for the production of its latest product to create positive value chain effects.   Launching SunVita Choco Crunch to commemorate the World Cereal Day in Lagos, the Managing Director of […]

[ad_1] The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) Ibadan centre, has said Nigeria has environment-friendly patented technologies that can reduce post-harvest losses. Dr Grace Otitodun, the Zonal Coordinator of NSPRI, made the claim in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday. Otitodun said, “It is imperative for anyone in the agricultural […]

[ad_1] A professor of Home Economics and Food Science in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Olayinka Ramota Karim, has called for the establishment of a centre for Nigerian Traditional Foods Research and Development (CeNTFRD). The researcher said it would serve as an outlet for a holistic approach on value addition to the traditional […]

[ad_1] Commercial activities were grounded, yesterday, in Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as indigenes trooped out to pay their last respects to the 10 victims of last month’s attack by suspected herdsmen in the area who were given mass burial. Their remains left the Ughelli Central Hospital, where the […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – Livestock farmers in the country have continued to show excitement on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to the National Assembly to exempt animal feeds from the list of items that would attract payment of the Value Added Tax (VAT).  The farmers said that it is a welcome development that they have been clamouring for, […]

[ad_1]  All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in South West has kicked against the caretaker committee constituted by Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), AFAN’s Board of Trustees’ (BoT) Chairman, thereby calling for its reversal.  Dr. Femi Oke, Chairman of the South West AFAN and the Chairman of the Lagos state chapter while addressing newsmen in Lagos […]

[ad_1]  The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the Nigerian Competitiveness Project (NICOP) is a programme designed to improve the performance, growth and contribution to industry, regional trade and exports of selected value chains and to improve the climate for business at the national and regional levels.  He stated this during the […]

[ad_1]  Food and nutrition security dominated the discussions at the just concluded Senior Policy Seminar hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).  The two-day conference which was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, had the theme: ‘Agriculture and Food Policies for Better Nutrition […]

[ad_1] It has been asserted that yam is the king of crops. Yam is not just a primary and major staple crop in Africa, it is as well a major source of wealth creation for farmers, traders, processors, transporters and exporters. That apart, yam has high cultural value in that it is an integral part […]

[ad_1] LAGOS – Nigerian youths have been advised to embrace farming in order to boost the diversification plan of the Federal Government and increase the sector’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the nation’s economy.  Mr. Olanrewaju Osifeso, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of San Jose Cashew and Cassava Farms Nigeria Limited, gave the advice during the […]

[ad_1] The House of Representatives, on Thursday, unveiled plans to investigate the non-recovery of the sum of N81,502,822,030.31 debt, disbursed to some companies. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on the ‘Need to investigate the usage of funds disbursed by the Bank of Agriculture to Anchor Companies under the Anchor […]

[ad_1] The Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending, NIRSAL, on Wednesday, said corrupt elements that sponsored protesters to storm its head office in Abuja cannot stop Federal Government’s agricultural reforms. This was contained in a Statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, NIRSAL, Anne Ihugba, where the organization said there been an […]