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[ad_1] The Ebonyi government has called for strict enforcement of herders’ profiling to check the incessant clashes between them and farmers in the state. Gov. David Umahi made the call on Friday in Abakaliki during a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Commissioner of Police in the state to evolve ways of permanently checking the clashes. […]

[ad_1] Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has blamed the tension in the state over the idea of grazing lands on those he described as the same political opponents he defeated in the last gubernatorial poll in the state.  Recall that the governor had been reported to have promised to establish grazing lands for herders,  […]

[ad_1] As food prices continue to soar in the country, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, Wednesday, expressed readiness to launch ‘Grow Your Farm’ project to boost food security and create jobs. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary, NALDA, Prince Paul Ikonne, during a courtesy visit by Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, […]

[ad_1] As Nigeria remains the largest producer of cassava in the world, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, and National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI, Thursday, disclosed efforts made to meet farmers’ demand of over N10 billion on cassava stems. Experts from IITA, NASC, and NRCRI said developing a […]

[ad_1]  Belinda Faniyi is the Ogun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In this interview with OYENIRAN APATA, she explains how she turned a three and half hectares of land at the Sagamu Orientation camp to a farmland and skills acquisition ground. Excerpts:   You assumed office in Ogun State in March 2019 […]

[ad_1]  Cassava products are in very high demand all over the world for the production of various products and compounding of animal feeds.  The advent of global warming has put cassava on the front burner as a prime raw material for the production of ethanol which does not emit carbon dioxide unlike fossil fuels. High […]

[ad_1] Fishery contracted, while livestock, crop production and forestry stayed aloft. Nigeria’s agriculture sector grew 2.17 per cent in 2020, from 2.36 per cent in 2019 and 2.12 per cent in 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a new report Thursday. The report also revealed that the sector grew 3.42 per cent […]

[ad_1] The National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday resolved that states should pay compensation to victims of herders/farmers clashes whose properties were destroyed in their various jurisdictions. The compensation was part of the decisions reached during the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa, Abuja. Briefing journalists at the […]

[ad_1] Akure- Cocoa and Plantain Farmers Association of Nigeria(CPFAN) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the ongoing destruction of farm crops and killing of farmers by some herdsmen. The farmers made the call during their conference in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Thursday. Addressing newsmen after the confab, the National President […]

[ad_1] “Last year, the demand for certified cassava stems from cassava growers was estimated at N10 billion.” 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 cassava growers. Experts from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Agricultural Seed […]

[ad_1] THE Federal Government, Wednesday, disclosed moves to galvanize mechanized farming and other aspects of agriculture with $1.2 billion loan under the Green Initiative project in order to boost food security, availability, affordability and job creation across various value chains. This was made known by the Special Senior Adviser to the President on agriculture, Andrew […]