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[ad_1] SENATOR Ben Ayade, the Cross River State governor has implored all youths in the state to own farms to boost their income and also address unemployment which is behind most youth restiveness. Senator Ayade who stated this on Tuesday in Calabar while addressing youths in a one-day summit on, Promoting Agricultural Value Chain to […]
[ad_1] They are women who have seen it all in life. They are within the age bracket of 73 and 90 years. An encounter with these group of women who have spent the last three years in Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps that dot the landscape of Benue state was quite revealing. Without doubts, their […]
[ad_1] YENAGOA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the Bayelsa State Government has keyed into the CBN’s Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) in which over N2.2billion had been disbursed to 2,000 beneficiaries in the state. The apex bank made the clarification during a courtesy visit of its Yenagoa Branch Controller, Mr Francis Ene-Asuquo, […]
[ad_1] ABUJA – The Federal Government has flagged off the training of extension service workers across the 36 States of the Federation and Abuja. Muhammad Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, who flagged- off the exercise held at the FCT Agricultural Development Project (ADP) headquarters, Gwagwalada, Abuja, said the exercise was part of […]
[ad_1] Chairman of Ikole LGA in Ekiti State, Sola Olomimu, has assured residents of Isaba-Ekiti that two farmers shot to death in the community last Saturday would get justice. Olomimu, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole-Ekiti on Tuesday, said the two farmers were shot to death on their farms by […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government, Monday, disclosed moves to increase agricultural extension workforce to 75, 000 along various value chains towards efficient food production and self-sufficiency in line with global best practices. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Nanono, while flagging off the training of extension agents in the […]
Netafim, a specialist of precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dutch turnkey greenhouse projects provider Gakon Netafim team in Azerbaijan helps helps Kaskad grow premium tomatoes all year round. (Image source: Netafim) Netafim has been active for several decades in the greenhouse market and is now expanding its […]
According to a study published in the journal Foods, conducted under the leadership of Josep Peñuelas, CREAF and CSIC researcher, and Jordi Sardans, another CREAF researcher, with contributions from specialists in the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic), the University of Antwerp (Belgium), the Pierre Simon Laplace Institute (France), the International Institute for Applied Systems […]
[ad_1] *Premier Feeds calls for industrywide collaboration*We need interventions to save 10m jobs, says PAN Availability and moderate price of maize – a major energy source in the poultry, fishery and livestock industries – would mean sustainability, job retention, circular flow of income, cheaper nutrition and poverty alleviation for investors and Nigerians. Eggs and chickens […]
The global fertiliser market is going to worth more than US$93.9bn by 2027, according to the Global Fertilizer Market by Segments, Region, Company Analysis & Forecast’ report by ResearchAndMarkets Due to lockdown, farmers faced difficulties in transportation of the shipment of the goods. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The worldwide fertiliser market was US$83.5bn in 2020, […]
The high-tech horticultural sector in the Netherlands is changing rapidly due to new technological developments Developing cloud services is a challenging process that requires expertise and a secure and stable cloud platform. (Image source: Adobe Stock) As a result, the sector is becoming increasingly interesting to cybercriminals. For Priva, this is a reason to make […]
[ad_1] Mr Ladi Balogun, CEO First City Monument Bank …represents 10 percent of total loan portfolio First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has grown its loan portfolio to the agriculture sector in Nigeria to N74.10 billion, representing 10 percent of the Bank’s total loans. This figure is one of the highest in the banking industry. The […]
[ad_1] The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kebbi, Alhaji Muhammed Sahabi-Augie on Sunday said the total rice output produced annually in the state has reached over four million tonnes. Sahabi-Augie told some students on excursion at the Zauro Rice Pyramid near Birnin Kebbi, that the rise in production was as a result […]
[ad_1] SENATOR Christopher Ekpenyong representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State has recommended that the federal government should encourage security forces particularly the military to rescue the Sambisa forest in Borno State from insurgents and bandits and use it for ranching. Ekpenyoong who spoke weekend, in Uyo while reacting to the worsening insecurity […]
[ad_1] It is tales of woe from farmers across Ondo State following the activities of herdsmen who have not only destroyed their sources of livelihood by their incessant attacks on their farmlands but also annoyingly raped their wives and daughters in their presence. They lamented that they have consistently been victims of herders for the […]