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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has inspected rice farms in Itane, Ketar Fulani and Gwadan Gwaji villages in Kebbi State. Emefiele, who expressed satisfaction with the farmers’ yield, said the major objectives of the Anchor Borrowers’Programme (ABP) had been largely achieved. The objectives of the ABP include assisting rural smallholder farmers to […]
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has called on Russian farmers to invest in producing and exporting agricultural produce in the country to earn foreign exchange. Osinbajo implored Russian agric investors during the visit by the Russian delegation at the state house in Abuja. According to Osinbajo, “We are just six hours away […]
Rice farmers in Plateau are optimistic of a bumper harvest this year with their chairman, Mr Joshua Bitrus, boasting that members would garner “ at least one million tonnes”. “This year’s harvest is plentiful; from what we have seen on ground, we expect nothing less than one million tonnes of rice in Plateau,” Bitrus, Chairman, […]
Beyond the issue of environmental pollution, public disturbance and other dastardly acts linked with the activities of herdsmen, their actions have left frustration, as farmers have continued to count their losses. Several farmlands invaded by herdsmen and their cattle are in ruins, while farmers are in debts. In Ekiti State, the story of Pastor Salami […]
Forty-five Nigerians and global business leaders in the country’s agriculture industry met last week in Lagos, to find market-led solutions to the post-harvest losses in the country’s tomato value chain. Nigeria is Africa’s second largest producer of tomatoes, producing nearly 2 million tonnes annually, yet up to 40 per cent of the crop never makes […]
For the first time in West Africa, a regional symposium focusing on the next generation of cocoa research for West and Central Africa was held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State, The symposium, held from November 8 to 10, was meant to tackle the bottlenecks faced by cocoa producers […]
The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up by Adamawa Government to investigate the causes of clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the State have been urged to speed up action on the matter. The District Head of Demsa in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa, Chief Fidelis Ali, made the call shortly after a special […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have introduced the Rural Financial Outreach Coordinating Committee (ROCC) as exit strategy for Rural Financial Institution Building (RUFIN) programme which ends next year. The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have been implementing the RUFIN programme in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also known as COP-22, in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 14-16, 2016. Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement Sunday that Buhari would participate in the official opening plenary on November 15 […]
The Federal government says it is facilitating the procurement of additional 40 large-scale rice mills to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018. Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop themed “Big Boost for Agro Diversification and Export.’’ Mr. Ogbeh said that the Integrated Rice […]
Wheat, a highly versatile crop, is used in making foods like bread, biscuits, cookies, cakes, spaghetti, and noodles. It is also used for making local foods like ‘Tuwo’, ‘Alkaki’, ‘Fura’, ‘Algaragis’, ‘Alkubus’, ‘Taliya’ ‘Gurasa’ ‘Danwake’ among others. Experts say wheat requires well drained soil and does not tolerate salinity and acidity of soil. Professor I.U. […]
Crops are rotting away in farms in Zamfara State after farmers stopped going for harvest from the lands for fear of being kidnapped or killed. Already far into the harvesting period, many farmers are finding it difficult to go to their farms for harvest, owing to rampant cases of kidnap of farmers and traders by […]
The Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, will on Wednesday commission a new perishable produce railway logistics system at Dutsen Wai in Kubau Local Government Area of the state. This new system, which is the result of partnership between Growth and Employment in States – Wholesale and Retail Trade (GEMS4) and Connect Rail Services Limited […]
Lettuce, a once affordable vegetable is now one of the most expensive in Abuja markets. The recent trend has been blamed on lack of fertiliser and poor storage of the perishable plant. Our reporters, who were at Utako and Kubwa markets, spoke with some vegetable sellers to ascertain the cause of the recent hike in […]
With hundreds of debates going on about GMO foods and oppositions from Anti-GMO advocacy groups getting tougher by the day, I have always been inquisitive about this topic and concerned with the continuous intensity of the ongoing conflict. It’s not a coincidence my first article as a contributor is about GMO and I predict there […]