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The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has said the invaluable health benefit of the Nigeria home grown rice cannot be overemphasized which contains all the vital food nutrient that our body requires to stay healthy and strong. He said comparatively the foreign rice are of far lower quality to […]
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s promised Tuesday to improve the pay and working conditions of laborers hired by the farms that provide milk for the Vermont-based company’s quirky flavors while promising to pay the farmers who employ the workers more. The “Milk with Dignity” agreement was signed by Ben & Jerry’s CEO Jostein Solheim […]
Sahara group, The Roca Brothers, Kaduna State Government and UN System in partnership commenced the implementation of ”FOOD AFRICA” Model Project in Kaduna, a programme to promote innovative PPPs for strengthened agro-food value chains, youth employment and food security & nutrition in Nigeria and Africa. First training session for farmers on site in Jere, Kaduna, […]
On-farm demonstrations in Ogun state, Nigeria under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) managed Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) have produced average yields of 27 tons per hectare surpassing the national average of about 8 tons/ha. The demos were conducted in 2016 in the three senatorial districts of Ogun states using an integrated weed […]
The United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassadors yesterday began the training of 50 farmers in Kaduna State Under the Sustainable Development Goals Fund(SDGF). Speaking at a briefing with Journalists in Abuja yesterday, UN resident/ Humanitarian Coordinator, Edward Kallon said the Goodwill Ambassadors( the Roca Brothers) who are acclaimed master chefs are passionate advocates for Food […]
In Zimbabwe, researchers say they are breeding maize that is drought and heat resistant as part of efforts to fight hunger across Africa, where maize is a staple food. In Hezekaya Village in Gokwe, about 200 kilometers west of Harare, cotton is what most people plant because it can grow in hot, dry weather. But […]
The Federal Government says despite the “revolution” witnessed in the agricultural sector, the cost of food items is still high because of infrastructural deficit and export demands. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this on Tuesday when he featured on Africa Independent Television (AIT’s) Current Affairs programme “Focus Nigeria”. “Despite the fact […]
At least 10,000 contractors are bidding for different contracts in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development this year, the minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said. Ogbeh made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. The minister frowned at the increasing number of contract bids, […]
The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has created about 120,000 jobs within 10 months. Thomas Etuh, a member of the PFI, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Etuh, who is also the President of the Fertilisers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria, said that about 8.5 million […]
Lagos State Government has restated its commitment to boost food security in the State just as it said that various agricultural initiative programmes aimed at making the State a food secured place have been developed through profitable investments in the agricultural value chains. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau who disclosed this on […]
Ogun State Government has made good its promise as it has paid N21m as compensation to seven communities in Ewekoro Local Government Area whose lands were acquired for agricultural purposes. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo who presented the cheques to the beneficiaries, said it was the first phase of payment on the 200 […]
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) and Africa Lead is building the capacity of Women in Nigeria through training in entrepreneurial skills to develop long-term activities to strengthen institution as a way to increased agricultural productivity along the value chain. Speaking in Abuja during the graduation of agribusiness and entrepreneurship development short course […]
The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration would take advantage of opportunities in the agricultural sector and provide requisite support to communities that are ready to open up their land for agricultural investment. Obaseki said this while delivering a goodwill message at the 2017 Sobe Day Celebration, held at Uhebe […]
An International seminar aimed at developing rural Agriculture, tagged ‘Comprehensive Local Agricultural Plan’ is expected to hold in Abuja, this month. According to Project Head, C-LAP, Dr. Tanciy Joshi, who addressed a press briefing in Abuja, the seminar among other things aims at bringing out a workable blueprint to boost the agricultural sector. Joshi said […]
Benjamin Ogunbodede, a former director-general of the Institute of Agriculture Research and Training (IART) Ibadan, has been handed a 40-year jail sentence over an alleged N177 million fraud. Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, a judge of the federal high court in Ibadan, Oyo state, gave the ruling on Tuesday. The ex-DG was arraigned on a 17-count charge alongside […]