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[ad_1] Governor Abiodun Ogun State. Photo; TWITTER/DABIODUNMFR The Ogun State Government has promised to continue with plans to construct an agro-cargo airport in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun who disclosed this on Friday, when he received the Senate Committee on Aviation, led by Senator Smart Adeyemi, at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, […]

[ad_1] Kebbi State has once again positioned itself as the main hub of rice production in the country, with the unveiling of its rice pyramids, which is a pointer to the gains of the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP).  The sky-high pyramids does not only signpost the success recorded by the scheme in the last […]

[ad_1] The Bayelsa Government on Saturday denied allegations that the N3 billion Agriculture loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was diverted by government officials. Mr David Alagoa, Bayelsa Commissioner for Agriculture in a radio programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa described the allegations as false, baseless and childish. […]

[ad_1] Prof. Abdul-lateef Oladimeji, the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Al-Hikma University, Ilorin, says insecurity is threatening the country’s agricultural sector. Oladimeji made the submission on Saturday in Ilorin during his paper presentation at the 11th Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA). He spoke on: “Diabolic conspiracy of elites in fostering […]

[ad_1] Modupe Oyetosho started with five acres but has now grown to 5000 acres. For most farmers in Nigeria, the use of traditional farm tools to cultivate is the most tedious part of the business. Some privileged farmers like Modupe Oyetosho can afford to use machines to grow their crops. The 35-year-old graduate of Computer […]

[ad_1] Ado Ekiti—Suspected herdsmen have killed two farmers in Isaba Ekiti,  Ikole local government area of Ekiti State. The incident, which has created tension in the agrarian community, was said to have occurred on Friday evening, when the farmers were said to have had a confrontation with the herders which turned out to be bloody. […]

[ad_1] ABUJA – Solidaridad West Africa, an international civil society organisation with headquarters in the Netherlands and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The MoU is also to ensure Nigeria’s self-sufficiency in agriculture and divestment of the economy from […]

[ad_1] The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on the six governors of South-West states to inject at least 15 per cent of their annual budget into agriculture. Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Lagos against the backdrop of the recent food crisis in the zone, Adams said such allocation would make […]

[ad_1] Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has cautioned Nigerian youths to desist from any form of criminality, advising them to venture into farming rather than perpetrating evil in the name of banditry, kidnapping and other insecurity issues bedviling the growth and development of the country. He gave this advice during Channels TV at Politics Today […]

[ad_1] WHEN last Thursday the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers Association issued a strike notice directing its members to stop hauling foodstuff and livestock to the Southern states of the country until a compensation of N475billion was paid to the members for losses incurred due to the persistent herders crisis, many dismissed the […]

[ad_1] Mr Yusuf said N554.61 billion had been disbursed through the programme since its inception in 2015. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 3.8 million farmers have so far benefited from its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The Director, Development Finance Department of the bank, Yila Yusuf, made this known in an interview with the […]

[ad_1] REUTERS/Kham • Guild marks 2021 World Pangolin DayDelisting Africa’s most populous nation as the hub for illegal pangolin trade would require multi-stakeholders’ collaboration. It will also take the government at all levels to intensify efforts to track and nip traffickers, conservationists have said. The conservationists, who spoke at the Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria (PCGN) […]

[ad_1] Cat fish Fish farmers in Ebute Afuye, Epe got a boost from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative sponsored by CFAO Group through CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Limited in partnership with a local NGO, HEDA Resource Centre. The empowerment programme, which was officially launched in February in Epe, would provide aquaculture training, extension service […]