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[ad_1] • Promote bio-fortified maize, cassava value chains Bio-fortified Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OSFP), yellow cassava and maize, all bio-fortified with Vitamin-A, is the nexus connecting the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and SANO Foods as means of tackling malnutrition caused by deficiencies in micro-nutrients and macronutrient among children and women especially. To confront vitamin-A […]

[ad_1] Efforts to develop cassava seed system would help Nigeria to transform cassava and meet the growing demand for cassava seeds of about N10 billion from growers, experts from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) have said. In 2020, the Central Bank […]

[ad_1] Dr Patrick Adebola is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State. He explains how most forests can be developed for agro-forestry farms to engage youths in cash crop production; the challenges confronting cocoa and cashew production, and availability of improved planting materials and distribution impediments, […]

[ad_1] Barely twenty Four hours after the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun announced that his administration would provide palliative to the victims of the recent conflict between herders and farmers in the Ogun West Senatorial District of the state, the state government has made bold its promise by delivering the first batch of foodstuffs […]

[ad_1] By Luminous Jannamike  ABUJA – The Director General, Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, has advised the Federal Government to listen to people calling for the creation of a national livestock commission. Okechukwu said such a commission would address most of the problems confronting the nation’s security and economy because the body would source for funds, […]

[ad_1] The Abundance of Hope Initiative, an NGO, has appealed to the Federal Government to target smallholder farmers in disbursing the 1.2 billion dollars intervention facility aimed at boosting agriculture in the country. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Taiye Sasona, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]

[ad_1] In a bid to project the agric sector to boost the country’s economy, an online agric radio and e-commerce platform has been launched. The initiative is projected to make agriculture easier for farmers. From the stable of an Agriculture promoter, African farmer Mogaji, the online radio is aimed at inspiring the sector with the […]

[ad_1] The Lagos State Government has commenced a two-week free mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign programme to curb the menace of rabies in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who disclosed this via a statement, explained that the vaccination campaign is aimed at promoting awareness of rabies among dogs and cats since rabies […]

[ad_1] Cassava The Edo State Government is currently producing about 1,500 hectares of cassava, which the private sector partners off-take for the foreign market. The former Special Adviser on Agriculture to the Edo State Governor on Forestry and Food Security, Prince Joseph Okojie, who disclosed this during a Field Visit to a Model Farm in […]

[ad_1] As a graduate of Crop Science, Chinonye Ezem has been farming for three years now. Like many Nigerian students, Chinonye Ezem planned to study Pharmacy in 2014, but ended up with Crop Science after her admissions test score was ruled insufficient for the course. “I could not understand why it was Agriculture; of all […]

[ad_1] Solidaridad West Africa says it is making progress in enabling governments in Nigeria and Ghana to support and work with farmers toward a more sustainable climate-smart oil palm production. Stakeholders stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the end of a two-day Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) Wrap-up Workshop […]

[ad_1] Nigerian soldiers have overrun a farm allegedly owned by Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in the Sambisa forest just the military troops successfully repelled ISWAP Terrorists who attacked Dikwa town on Friday evening. In a video obtained by PRNigeria, the troops stormed the farm in the Sambisa axis and invited some locals to help […]

[ad_1] Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, is turning to technology for pig farmers, as sanctions begin to take a toll on smartphones’ sales, BBC reports. Along with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for pig farmers, Huawei is also working with the coal mining industry. It is also looking for other sources of revenue— moving into cloud […]

[ad_1] Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of Nigeria’s agriculture sector by supporting farmers and other players in the agricultural value chain. As the demands on agribusinesses change seasonally, the foremost financial institution provides financing solutions for agricultural enterprises to suit their requirements. […]