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The Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, His Excellency Yutaka Kikuta, on 17 October paid a courtesy visit to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria to meet with senior IITA management.
NBMA’S GM LAB: The Senate Committee on Environment has lauded the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) over its modern state-of-the-art Genetic Modification (GM) Detection and Analysis Laboratory.
Rice bagging progress at Sawonjo Rice Mill. PHOTOS: GBENGA AKINFENWA Ogun State government has concluded plans to roll out about 150,000 bags of its MITROS Rice, for the Yuletide, as part of efforts to ensure food security in the state. This development is as result of the rice revolution, which started in 2013, but was […]
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, says the African Development Bank (AfDB) was very instrumental to Nigeria’s exit from its worst recession in decades. The minister explained this on Thursday while speaking to CNBC Africa on the sidelines of the first ever Africa Investment Forum ongoing in South Africa. She explained the role AfDB played in getting Nigeria […]
Chairman of the House of Reps committee on science and technology, Beni Lar (Left), with the Director General of FIIRO, Prof. (Mrs) Gloria Elemo and other lawmakers and management staff of the institute during an oversight function visit by the committee to FIIRO at the weekend. PHOTO: FEMI IBIROGBA • House committee commends institute, urges […]
Cassava Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, writes on the concern that industrial utilisation of cassava roots could pose threats to availability of staples derivable from the root crop. The rising demand for the multipurpose cassava roots by industrialists and staple food processors has raised concerns in some quarters that Nigerians might be deprived of staples […]
Experts in the agricultural sector have called on the government at all levels to focus on the improvement of research facilities and step up the rate of food production so that food can be affordable. They said these at the 18th memorial lecture of the Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG), which was held at […]
Ban on Nigeria-made hibiscus flowers has left many exporters ‘technically’ out of business, as the ban of the product by the Mexican government is yet to be lifted. This has caused job loss in the agriculture value chain, even as many farmers depend on cultivation of product for survival.The President of the Association of […]
Sesame seeds farmers in Yobe are celebrating bumper harvests as the price of the commodity shoots up to N32,000 per bag in the market. Some farmers said that they had the best harvests this year compared to some years back. Malam Ali Gaba, a farmer, said “most of us have good harvests this year unlike […]
Chief Audu Ogbe Minister of Agriculture, not happy with USDA report on Nigeria’s rice importation By Ginika Okoye The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has described as “mischief” the report credited to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleging that Nigeria imported about three million tonnes of rice in 2018. […]
Audu Ogbeh, Agric minister By Ginika Okoye The Federal Government has taken further steps to boost rice and animal feed production through the distribution of implement to farmers. The government has started the distribution of farm implements including cattle feed mills and rice milling machines to farmers. The gesture is to increase local rice production […]
The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium (NPK) fertilisers because it was costing the nation grave loses. The President of the Association, Mr Thomas Etuh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the nation could save up […]
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said his administration would give priority attention to agriculture and rural development in order to reposition the state as a food basket of the country. The Governor said that farming remained the number one pre-occupation of Ekiti people, saying his government would partner with the farmers and some […]
palm oil Seed PHOTO:AFP Peace and stable labour activities have finally returned to the embattled Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC), Okitipupa, Ondo State, crippled for months by strike carried out by a section of its workforce — the cutters and harvesters. The company’s Lead Management Consultant (LMC), Taiwo Adewole, who also doubles as the Chief […]
The Country Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa Phase 2 (C:AVA II) Nigeria, Professor Lateef Sanni has attested to the success of the project in alleviating food insecurity, unemployment and boosting the income of rural farmers in the country. Speaking at a Special Session during the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) 42nd Conference […]