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The federal government has warned all contractors handling Fadama lll Additional Financing projects and facilities in Anambra state to expedite action on the projects to ensure their completion before January 2018. The government, through the World Bank and supervision team, handed down the order at the end of a two-day supervision mission in the state. […]
Plastic mulch technology has been used to cut down production cost significantly as it effectively suffocates the weeds and reduces cost of labour and herbicide use. Farmers in very dry areas with little rainfall are advised to employ this concept for effective moisture retention and weed management. The technology works with drip irrigation or other […]
Basic food products importation have been one of the major factors dragging back the economic development of Nigeria over the years, and it needs to be addressed before the country can make any progress economically. Basic food importation also help ground local industries because the farmers will be discouraged to produce raw materials to feed […]
One of the biggest challenges that confront beans and grains farmers and merchants in the country is how to effectively control weevils and beetles in their stored products. This has led to the indiscriminate use of excessive chemicals by many grains farmers and merchants to preserve these produce for future sale; as a result, most […]
The President of Nigerian Association of Women In Agriculture, NAWIA, Mrs. Ngizan Chahul has appealed to the Benue State House of Assembly to prioritize budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector to ensure sustainable growth and development in the sector. She spoke at a one day Benue state Legislative Interactive Forum on 2018 Agricultural Budget and […]
Nigeria is currently the only African country issuing biometric visa, according to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Mr Abubakar Magaji. Magaji stated this at the 2017 End-of-Year Dinner and Award Night of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja. Representing the Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), at the occasion, he […]
Following the commitment of search giant, Microsoft, to commit $50million to the fight against climate change, benefits accruable to Nigeria, and other parts of Africa will include the protection of lives and creation of new jobs. Giving more insight into what Nigeria and indeed Africa stand to benefit from the announcement, the Chief Technology Officer, […]
The National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Agency (NAFDAC) has called for full branding of rice products to save consumers from harm. Dr Christiana Esenwa, the Coordinator of NAFDAC in Anambra, made the appeal when she led a team of the agency to the state Ministry of Agriculture in Awka on Monday. She raised […]
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) yesterday said it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN deputy national vice president, Segun Atho, said that the association’s rice production in 2017 was in excess of Nigeria’s population rice requirement of seven million metric tonnes annually. The RIFAN executive spoke at the Celebrating […]
Mama Maria, as she is popularly known, engages in processing cassava into ‘Garri’ at Gwazunu, a community near Suleja in Niger State. In this interview with Daily Trust, she discusses why women should not be idle but start a business however little the capital. Excerpts: How long have you been into cassava processing and with […]
NGO Bill, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, the wife of Senate President, wants the NGO Regulatory Commission Bill, currently under consideration at the House of Representatives, to be revised because it is inadequate. Mrs Saraki’s position came just as a former National Secretary of Labour Party (LP), Mr Kayode Ajulo, expressed his support for the bill. “First, […]
In a 30-minute presentation to more than 300 researchers including members of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Kenton Dashiell acknowledged the efficient mechanism of the IITA-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) in the core areas of partnership creation, research, and dissemination of innovations to farmers. Dr Dashiell’s […]
It is my pleasure and privilege to express the warm felicitations of the Government and people of Nigeria to you all on this occasion of the Tenth Conference of Ministers and the Tenth Anniversary of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC). Please accept also, our congratulations on the occasion of […]
An Agriculturist, Mr Stanley Chukwu, on Saturday urged Nigerian youths to engage in agriculture to restore the country’s economic fortunes. Chukwu, who is with Manrole Global, an Agricultural Advocacy Organisation, made the appeal at the Human Rights Day Celebration organised by Justice, Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. The News Agency […]
SENATOR EMMANUEL ONWE IS AN EPITOME, EMBODIMENT AND IDEAL DEFINITION OF OPERATION FEED THE NATION & THE NEW FACE OF REVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURE IN EBONYI STATE Preamble As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality exist in our world, none of us can truly rest. There are people in the world so hungry that God […]