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—Atempt to kidap students foiled; residents take to sleeping in bush —All lies; rumour mongers will be prosecuted—POLICE No fewer than 20 suspected militants in military camouflage have swooped on Kodjo Farm, located at Igbodu, Epe area of Lagos State and abducted seven persons. One of the victims of the abduction, which took […]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, told a delegation of military officers from the Command and Staff College, Jaji on a courtesy call on him, that he would lead a task force of senior government officials to enforce the ban on foreign rice in markets throughout his state. He justified this intention by […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) on Tuesday said it’s Anchor Borrowers Programme for the promotion of Agriculture had set the country to begin exportation of rice by 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the CBN and the Presidential Committee on Rice Production launched in July had […]
In an effort to boost dairy production in the country, and also end crisis between herdsmen and farmers the federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with L-And-Z intergrated dairy farm. The MOU according to the Managing Director of the Company, Mohammad Abubaka was to engage the Fulani herdsmen on a commercial basis in […]
The Federal Government says it is in support of the ban on the sale of foreign rice in Ebonyi State. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State had banned the sale of imported rice in the state, saying that this was to encourage local production of the commodity. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief […]
Experts at a forum on smallholder farmers have advocated for a new economy driven by agriculture and urged farmers to consider agriculture as an enterprise. This call was made at a dialogue session targeted at youth farmers in the value chain of agriculture, recently organized by the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, […]
Integrated systems research approach in agriculture is key to sustainable transformation in Africa with benefits including increase in yields and livelihoods improvement of resource-poor farmers, according to the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr Nteranya Sanginga. The systems approach places the farmer at the center and develops an understanding of the […]
The federal government has reiterates that it would continue to subsidy quality seeds for farmers as part of efforts to encourage food sufficiency. The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the assurance at the 2016 Seed fair exhibition organised by the National Agricultural Seed Council in Abuja. Lokpobiri […]
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has assured the federal government that it output in one farming circle is enough to feed the country and more for the entire Sub Sahara Africa. Speaking during a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, the national president of the association, Aminu Goronyi, […]
Dangote Foundation says it has donated food items and relief materials worth N1.3 billion to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees in the North-East within the past five months. Ms Zouera Youssoufou, Dangote Foundation Chief Executive, said in a statement that about 106 trailer loads of basic necessities were provided in its fresh humanitarian intervention […]
The Provost of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina, has urged government at all levels to make agriculture more attractive to the youths, so as to utilise the value added chain opportunities. Odedina, who stated this in Akure, during the celebration of icons and launching by the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters’ […]
Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, has described governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, as revolutionary in his economic management strategy. According to Chief Ogbe, the CBN governor has etched his name in the annals of Nigeria’s economic management history as revolutionary with the rice revolution he started across the country. […]
Towards combating economic recession through agriculture, experts have called for the empowerment of smallholder family farmers and involvement of Public, Private Partnership (PPP). Seasoned resource persons at a recent workshop organised by the National Association of Agriculture Journalists (NAAJ), with the theme: “Sustainable Agriculture Under Economic Recession,” in Lagos, suggested strategies for government, agricultural stakeholders […]
— Due To Higher Production Cost, More Demand In the face of soaring price of imported rice, the demand and consumption of locally produced rice has increased tremendously in recent time, just as farmers are smiling to the bank, due to the patronage they are enjoying. A rice farmer in Asaba, Delta State, Mr. […]
Towards ensuring availability of certified quality Cassava seeds, the National Seed Council (NASC) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research ( CGIAR ) programs on Roots, Tubers and Banana, organised an economically sustainable Cassava Seed System Basics workshop on Cassava Seed Certification Training for NASC […]