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[ad_1] [FILES] The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Oyo State, has trained 100 youths on different areas of agriculture in the state. The training, in partnership with the Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Kola Balogun, was designed for youths in the nine Local Council […]

[ad_1] Ogun State government on Saturday has assured all residents of the State of adequate protection of their lives and property anywhere they live within the State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Ogun State Governor, Kunle Somorin, who gave the assurance while reacting to a report that some soldiers from the 35 Artillery Brigade, […]

[ad_1] Janet Olaleye says she needs more government support, especially in terms of financing. Janet Olaleye, a 60-year-old mother of three, who is a food processor in Osun State, in this 11th episode of Women in Agriculture shares her experience with PREMIUM TIMES. PT: What do you cultivate? Ms Olaleye: I’m into oil processing and […]

[ad_1] Nigeria spends over N125 billion ($625 million) annually on fish importation. Steve Okeleji, the founder of Aquatic Hub Afrique Network (AHAN), an aquaculture capacity building firm, believes that the Nigerian aquaculture industry has fared well but that there is a lot more the country needs to do in order to benefit maximally from the […]

[ad_1] Kano State government has distributed 5,000 water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation farming and achieve food security in the state. Alhaji Murtala Sule-Garo, Commissioner for Local Government, told newsmen  Wednesday in Kano that the water pumps were distributed to beneficiaries during the preceding dry season activities. Sule-Garo said the state government also distributed […]

[ad_1] Members of the Nigeria Forest Services, known as Forest Guards, drivers, farmers and traders, yesterday, stormed the streets of Akure protesting in support of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s order to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in Ondo State within seven days. The protesters, who decried incessant abduction of their members by herdsmen, carried placards with […]

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring quality of agricultural seeds, seedlings and other inputs as fundamental requirements for productivity of farmers. The council said intensive agricultural practices by using quality inputs would guarantee productivity per hectare, which, in turn, would boost efforts to make Nigeria food-secure. Director, Seed Inspectorate […]

Flour Mills of Nigeria, through one of its subsidiaries, Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL), is bringing respite to farmers in the country through its partnership with AgBiTech, an American company and global leader in agricultural technology. Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get […]

[ad_1] As part of efforts to complement the Federal Government’s search for alternative source of fuel and boost the economy, the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) has acquired 84 hectares of land from Kaduna State government for jathropha plantation for biofuel production.  The Director-General of the institute, Dr Bayero Salih Farah, made this known at the […]

[ad_1] [FILE PHOTO] Ginger . Credit: Jam Beverage Company To promote value chain development of ginger as a produce capable of boosting wealth creation, employment opportunities and improved gross domestic product (GDP), the Raw Material research and Development Council (RMRDC) has partnered with two private sector operators to maximize the benefits. The Director-General of the council, […]

[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that about 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are ready for supply from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), which will ultimately reduce the current price of maize from N155,000 per metric tonne. According to the apex bank, the planned release follows a move by the […]

[ad_1] LAGOS  – Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have opined that for Nigeria’s efforts and investments in the sector to yield desired results and become food secure rest on the effectiveness of the Joint Border Patrol System put in place by the Federal Government and the nation’s neighbouring countries works.  Besides, they are of the […]

[ad_1] Farming in Nigeria has taken a dramatic turn to better directions in recent years, creating jobs and opportunities for entrepreneurs who dare to go into farming business.  Millionaires are made every year through Farming in Nigeria and there is simply no end to the prospects of creating more wealth in Nigerian Farms in the […]

[ad_1] To further strengthen the economy of the state, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has engaged the United States government in the oil palm and cassava sub-sectors of the state for the manufacturing of high-value Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG). The governor is also partnering with the private sector for optimal actualisation of the objective. Obaseki unveiled […]

[ad_1] ABUJA – The National Leadership of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on Thursday suspended the Alhaji Farouk Mudi-led National Caretaker Committee, describing the committee’s activities as illegal and unconstitutional. At its National Executive Council Meeting in Abuja, the President of AFAN, Kabiru Ibrahim, said there is no provision in the Constitution of the […]