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The first international seminar on how to develop rural Agriculture tagged Comprehensive Local Agricultural Plan (C-CLAP) is expected to hold in Abuja. The seminar among other things aims at bringing out a workable blueprint to boost the agricultural sector. Dr. Tanciy Joshi, Project Head, C-LAP, who addressed a press briefing in Abuja, said C-LAP is […]
The Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that the company would invest $4.6 billion in nation’s agricultural sector in the next five years. He listed sugar, rice, tomatoes and oil palm as some of the agricultural sectors where the monies would be invested. Mr. Dangote said this at the 6th edition of […]
Farmers in Anambra State have slated September 30 to screen all candidates for governorship polls. They say they want to identify credible candidates who have genuine programmes in agriculture and the interest of farmers. The leader of the group, Bishop Eberechri Agbakaizu, who made the disclosure after a meeting of the association at Dunukofia local […]
• Onboarded 1,156 Farmers, 4,348,640 Birds Off-taken In 3 years • Produces 1,900,000 DOC Weekly The Amo group of companies, through its natnuPreneur broiler outgrower scheme is giving a new lifeline to poultry farmers and others who have abandoned the business to jack up production of high quality and affordable chicken products. The scheme has […]
Kenya will refashion its partnership with UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to inject vitality in food production systems against the backdrop of rising hunger, malnutrition and environmental risks, official said on Thursday. Willy Bett, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, said that a robust engagement with FAO in diverse areas like agronomy, […]
A computerized net house, measuring 53,000 square meters, believed to be the largest in sub Saharan Africa is currently at advanced stage courtesy of Governor Kashim Shettima’s drive to reposition Borno’s economic potentials through Agriculture. The plan is part of the Government’s response to destructions of livelihoods by Boko Haram insurgents across the State. Governor […]
The Federal Government under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained and empowered no fewer than 65 women on fishing technologies. Mrs Lere Adams, the Acting Director of Information in the ministry made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Adams said that the training was in line with the […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed that the Federal Government was committed to safeguarding the livelihoods of farmers across the country. Mr Ogbeh made this disclosure in his keynote address at the 2017 Farmers’ Field Day and Seed Fair organised by the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) in conjunction with […]
Four hundred and fifty eight farms under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrowers’ scheme have been submerged by flood in parts of Kwara State. The farms are situated on the 3, 200 hectares federal government’s Tada-Shonga irrigation land for rice cultivation in Shonga, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The produce was […]
The Data Analyst and Farmer Satisfaction Representative, Amo Group of Companies, Mr. Alaba Yunusa, has said that 70 per cent of the chicken consumed in Nigeria is imported. He made the statement while guiding journalists round some facilities belonging to Amo Byng, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited and natnudO Foods in Oyo State. Yunusa pointed […]
Enugu State House of Assembly will amend the bill that provides for gender specific needs of female farmers, protects and empowers them with rights over agricultural land, water resources and other such related rights. At a sensitisation meeting in Enugu at the weekend, the lawmakers observed that presently, the bill is not only contentious and […]
• Approves Creation Of More Sales Points Still basking in the euphoria of success recorded in the sale of Lake Rice during the last festive period, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has directed the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure continuous sale of the product, in all designated sales centrse across the state. He […]
The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has kicked against the bill currently in the House of Representatives which seeks to regulate the activities of non-governmental and civil society organisations in Nigeria. According to Sani, the bill would be abused by those in government when it becomes law. The controversial bill, […]
Ogun State government has pledged its assistance to farmers in achieving best agricultural practices, to increase their yields and ensure food security. The Commissioner for Agriculture Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo stated this during the harvesting of an hectare IFAD-Value Chain Developmental Program (VCDP) cassava demonstration farm, at Alagada village near Oba in Obafemi Owode Local Council […]
Cross River State is one of the three states, with least allocation from the federation account, following the loss of Bakassi to Cameroon and 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom State. However, determined to survive, government is engaging in serious agriculture drive. If the words of the chairman of the state’s farmers’ council, Mr. Owen […]