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Agric Supply Gaps: The Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, (FECA) has commenced the training of 350 unemployed graduates and other interested youths to meet up the demand and supply gaps in agriculture.
Anchor Borrower Scheme: The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Bayelsa on Tuesday said farmers under it association have not benefited from the Central Bank’s Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) since it started.
GM Seeds: The Biosafety Bill was signed into law in 2015, putting Nigeria on the map of countries with requisite regulations for effective practice of modern agricultural biotechnology.
Agricultural Market Place: The Kogi Agricultural Development Project (ADP) on Tuesday inaugurated an internet marketing platform to connect farmers in the state to the outside world to enable them to sell their produce.
Accelerated Agric Scheme: In an effort to address the unemployment rate in Adamawa State and to achieve Federal Government diversification programme in agricultural sector, the state government is to benefit from the N1.5 billion Federal Government Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS).
Agric Value Chain: Mrs. Chinwe Maduike, an International Consultant/Special Adviser on Investment, Diaspora and Development Partners to the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Nigeria, has stated that Nigeria’s agricultural value chain has remained highly under-developed
Farmers in Edo State have been assured of getting readymade markets for their yields as they prepare for the 2018 farming season.
European Union: The Rivers Entrepreneur and Investor Forum of Nigeria (REIFN) says it has concluded plans with European Union (EU) to make Rivers State an agriculture –rich state like the Northern part of the country.
Agric Programme: The Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, (NDBDA), says it has engaged over 300 youths in agricultural programmes to reduce unemployment in Rivers and Bayelsa States in 2017.
An animal breeder, Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo on Monday said Genetically Modification Foods (GMOs) should not be an issue in Nigeria as there were presently no infrastructure for it.
Insurance Cover: The Federal Government is planning to increase insurance coverage for the agricultural sector from the current 500,000 farmers to 3.8 million farmers.
The Managing Director of Fortis Mobile Money Limited, Mr. Samuel Oladimeji, said the company has designed a unique method of funding agriculture.
Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, said the organisation was exploring insurance for livestock to reduce clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has established a technological- driven Agricultural Market Information Centre to provide reliable and up-to-date one- stop data base of the agricultural market environment across the country.
No fewer than 10,000 youths in Katsina State will be enrolled in the Federal Government’s Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) to reduce unemployment in the state.