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[ad_1] Onions Prices of fresh produce and food grains have skyrocketed in the southern states as traders from the north have been restrained from moving produce southwards. Residents of Oyo State, where the Shasa market crisis climaxed with the death of over 20 persons, have been paying more for smaller quantities of fresh produce and […]

[ad_1] ABUJA- The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) said it has harvested over 25,000 litres of urine drawn from over 5,000 rabbits for the production of organic fertilizer. Prince Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer of NALDA, revealed this at the weekend in Owerri, Imo State, during the unveiling of Rabbit Waste Organic […]

[ad_1] Nike Kikiowo started a poultry farm in 2017 in Osun State with 100 birds, but has now grown significantly. Nike Kikiowo started her poultry farm in 2017 in Osun State with 100 birds. The graduate of History and Diplomatic Study had earlier ventured into various enterprises, but was not satisfied with their outcome. Although […]

[ad_1] Ogun State Elders’ Consultative Forum has appealed to all residents of the State to embrace peace and encourage dialogue at all times, noting that the state is well known for peaceful coexistence with non-indigenes. The appeal was contained in a press release signed in Abeokuta, by the Forum Chairman, Prince Bola Ajibola, and made […]

[ad_1] As state governors in the South West region are grappling to put an end to the incessant farmers/ herders clashes, vanguard spoke with the Chairman of the Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA), Gbenga Obawoya. OSACA is the umbrella body for agricultural commodities farmers in the state. He spoke on the activities of the […]

[ad_1] The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, under the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) and SANO Food Limited have partnered to launch new cassava seed varieties and organic foods. The move is to boost cassava production and create wealth for farmers with Nigerians having access to organic and […]

[ad_1] Open Grazing To curb the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in parts of the country, experts in the livestock sub-sector have stressed the need to transform all grazing reserves in the country to cattle ranches since cattle are national assets. They maintained that if the over 25 million cattle in the country were […]

[ad_1] Depletion of household incomes has impoverished millions of indigent Nigerians, hence, the government should ensure supplies of food and improved standards of living for Nigerians. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Titan Farms, Mr Gbenga Eyiolawi, stressed these during the launch of Titan Farms City, an affiliate of Titan Farms in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. “This […]

[ad_1] In a remark he described as ‘Listen, Invest and Help Others,’ Director of Research, the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr Lawrence Taiwo-Olajide, while urging participants of training on plantation/banana value chain, said kits and knowledge acquired should be maximised for food security and sustainable agribusinesses. Also, during capacity building for youths and women […]

[ad_1] As agriculture continues to take centre stage in Nigeria’s march to economic diversification, a firm called Odua Investments Company Limited, Thursday, disclosed moves to unlock estimated South West Gross Domestic Product, GDP, worth over $80 billion and galvanize its huge agricultural potential. The move was made known in a statement signed by the Group […]

[ad_1]  The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and SANO Foods have called for the use of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree and flour in bread and other confectionaries.  The two organisations said this would save foreign exchange for the country through reduced importation and consumption of imported wheat, and that it would also […]

[ad_1]  Wheat farmers under the aegis of Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN), have called for the inclusion of wheat farmers in the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrower Programme (APB), adding that the exclusion of the 200,000 registered members has negatively affected wheat production in the country.  Alhaji Salihu Muhammad, Chairman, Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria […]