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Rice Farmers Association for the Daura Local Government chapter reveals that it has so far registered 500 farmers for the second phase of the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Agricultural Programme. This was made known by the chairman of the association, Alhaji Nura Baure, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Daura […]
Agriculture which in recent time has become a hub for economic activities, has been tipped by stakeholders to take over from petroleum as the major export commodity for Nigeria which will boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Furthermore, government over the years have embarked on series of programmes and interventions targeted at changing the […]
The Oyo State Government on Tuesday disclosed that about 250,000 hectares of arable land have been earmarked as agricultural zone for the use of farmers in the state. It stated that over 500 farmers have applied for the use of land to be allocated for free by the state government to boost agricultural produce in […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has committed N44.1 billion to the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) through the 13 participating financial institutions. Its spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, disclosed this during the CBN Special Day at the just concluded 2017 Lagos International Trade Fair. He said the CBN is moving into commodity associations where over 300,000 farmers […]
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has disclosed that his administration has disbursed about N1billion to five hundred small holders farmers and fourty commercial farmers in the state. Besides, he said 381 kilometers of rural roads will be rehabilitated in 2018 under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in partnership with the World […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has trained 50 youths in Niger on networking in agricultural value chain. Dr Mathew Ahmed, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC), made this known on Monday while declaring open the one-day workshop in Minna. IFAD-VCDP is on rice and cassava value chain. Ahmed […]
The Ondo State Government (ODSG) says it has concluded plans to raise five million cocoa seedlings at different locations across the state to enhance its revenue generation. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Adegboyega Adefarati, said this on Monday during a visit to the state’s Hybrid Cocoa Seed Garden at Owena in Idanre Local Government […]
The Kaduna State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria ( AFAN ) on Monday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the increased allocation to agriculture in the 2018 budget proposal. The state AFAN Chairman, Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, conveyed the commendation in an interview in Zaria. “As a farmers’ association, we ought to appreciate President Buhari […]
The chairperson of Ogun State chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mrs Blessing Isioma Alawode, yesterday, said the poultry industry almost folded up this year due to high cost of grains, especially maize. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust at the just concluded Poultry Show in Abeokuta, the state capital, Mrs Alawode […]
Animal Care Services in Lagos has developed two new mineral supplements for the growth of cows and horses. The new supplements are named Energy Licks and Premium Block. The two products were displayed yesterday at the just concluded Poultry Show in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A representative of the company at the show, Akarator Lawrence, told […]
When Doundou Chefou first took up arms as a youth a decade ago, it was for the same reason as many other ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border: to protect his livestock. He had nothing against the Republic of Niger, let alone the United States of America. His quarrel was with rival Tuareg cattle […]
The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, says his administration has spent N208m on the empowerment of 5,200 Masu Shayi (tea sellers) in the state. Ganduje stated this on Saturday while distributing empowerment items to the 5,200 tea sellers from the 44 local government areas of Kano State. The distributed items included cartons of noodles, […]
Over the recent past, drought has been the bane of maize growers in the country. Rain has been hard to come by and, when it arrived, the volumes were way below the required amount for a healthy crop. Therefore, when the current rainy season kicked in, one would have thought that farmers would welcome it […]
Consumers can expect to pay more for whole-wheat bread if proposed changes to the Tax Law Amendment Act are adopted. It’s the latest item to be targeted for taxing. But is government simply going after “soft targets” rather than dealing with bigger issues of corruption?. In his Budget speech delivered in February, former Finance Minister […]
Following a recent claim by the Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Prof Olufemi Peters that Nigerian farmers and agro-based companies spend USD400 million annually on pesticides, Daily Trust examines the situation and discusses with experts on possible alternatives as to how the country can be self-reliant on pesticide formulation to […]