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[ad_1] The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PANOG), Ogun State Chapter has appealed to the Federal Government to include egg in the meal served school children under the School Feeding Programme. While making the call at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, during a public lecture, the Chairperson of PANOG, Mrs. Blessing Alawode, insisted that the inclusion of egg […]

[ad_1] Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26m to Edo State Government, as part of efforts to facilitate rice production in the state. Addressing journalists during a courtesy visit to the Governor at the Government House in Benin City, for the commissioning and hand-over ceremony, the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yutaka Kikuta […]

[ad_1] A Hydrobiologist/Fish Parasitologist at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Diane Akudo Avoaja has called for strict enforcement of the laws on fishing, especially to prohibit the use of poisons and explosives. Avoaja who made the call while delivering the 49th Inaugural Lecture of the university titled: “Within The Hydrosphere, Fishes And […]

[ad_1]  SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE  LAGOS  Agro-economists like Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the current President of African Development Bank (AfDB), and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), at various forums, suggested vibrant means of lifting Nigerians, especially farmers and small-scale processors, out of poverty.  One of the ways is the approach […]

[ad_1]       Three corpses were found dumped close to the main gate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in the early hours of Friday. Our correspondent learned that the deceased might have been victims of cult clashes and that they were chased to the area by suspected cultists who were on […]

[ad_1] No fewer than seven mourners were feared dead and scores injured in a fresh attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Chongu, Tse Ayev and Tyohembe communities of Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. Vanguard gathered that the herdsmen invaded Chongu community in Mbawa council ward, where mourners had gathered for a wake-keep at […]

[ad_1] It was a bright Monday morning in February when this reporter arrived at Odo Aladura, a community largely inhabited by cocoa farmers in Ondo East Local Government of Ondo State. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), an international auditing firm, Ondo being the largest cocoa producing state in Nigeria, has an output capacity of about 77,000 […]

[ad_1] Rice stakeholders in Kano State have disagreed over the capacity of farmers, availability of inputs and actual quantity of paddies produced in the state. This came after the state government recently declared that local production had hit three million (3,000,000) metric tonnes, a mind-boggling figure that generated reactions and counter-reactions. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, […]

[ad_1]  Nigeria’s economy is still rated as the largest in Africa by international rating agencies, as data released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics also showed that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report for 2019 indicated that the agriculture sector recorded a growth rate.  Some have attributed the growth to the Central Bank […]

[ad_1]  A functional cold chain system has been said to be vital for achieving sustainable food and nutrition security and effective healthcare delivery in Nigeria and rest of Sub-Saharan Africa.  Augustine Okoruwa, chairman board of trustees, Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) stated this in a statement, stressing that OTACCWA […]

[ad_1]  The Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr. Abayomi Olaniyan, has said that plantain is a money-spinner for those that understand the value chain, that it is a high value crop, unique, an important food security crop and source of income for smallholder farmers.  He stated this while speaking at […]

[ad_1]  The Federal Government is partnering with African Development Bank (AfDB) on the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in the country.  Oyebanji Oyeyinka-Oyelaran, Senior Special Adviser to the President of the African Development Bank stated this while speaking at a meeting with stakeholders to discuss the details around the SAPZ in Abuja outlined the strategy […]

[ad_1] Last week, I engaged you on a discourse on Sesame Seeds export that promises a goldmine for those who dare to try.  This week, I bring you yet another commodity with the potential to put you in the league of nouveau riche. And it is no other than the familiar bitter kola.  As its […]