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[ad_1] Poor access to land has prevented the country from unlocking the unquantifiable potential of agriculture, and access to finance continues to be a major challenge, an agriculturist has said. Founder of Truvis Agro Services Limited, Debo Abodunrin, has called on the government to make land easily accessible to farmers and provide top-quality inputs with […]
In January 2019, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres presciently warned that “global challenges are more and more integrated, and the responses are more and more fragmented. And if these are not reversed, it’s a recipe for disaster.” The COVID-19 pandemic is an apt example of this, as both the disease and the public policy responses to curb […]
The Federal Government has been urged to establish at least one mega rice meal in each of Nigeria’s 109 senatorial district to encourage the production of the staple. An agriculturist, Alhaji Abba Kale, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the weekend, saying it would in no small […]
As at November, 2019 the NCRI cancer conference reported a triple- fold increase in deaths arising from liver cancer in England than ever before. The survey covered a 20-year period between 1997 and 2016 confirmed that this was common among the most deprived of the society. As a matter of fact, there has been a […]
The governor said recently in Sokoto, that states where Fulani people are not indigenes will not be required to implement the RUGA settlement initiative. The recent statement credited to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State brought to the fore, once again, the need to improve the well-being of herdsmen through acceptable grazing programmes, like the […]
Dr Adeola Odedina, Provost, Federal School of Agriculture (FECA), Akure, Ondo State, on Friday suggested the Federal Authorities to draw youths into agriculture with technology and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Odedina informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that youths have been simply drawn to stunning issues and would take agriculture significantly […]
“Conserving Farm Data” Piet Jan Thibaudier, a small holder farmer in Lemmer, Netherlands handed out his farm’s monetary statements for the final three years, throughout a go to final month, capturing just about the whole lot from revenue, to bills, and amount of cash obtainable in financial institution and privately. Thaudier is a dairy farmer, […]
“Agricultural Sector Value To Hit N91trn By 2050” Dr Bola Adekoya, First Vice-President of The Fishery Society of Nigeria (FISON) during the Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Stakeholder’s Capacity Development” workshop on Monday in Lagos, revealed that the value of the country agricultural sector is estimated to reach about 256 million dollars (over N91 trillion) by […]
Agricultural Expert Tasks FG: An agricultural expert, Alhaji Tajudeen Olatunji, has urged the Federal Government to double its commitment and devout more resources towards the development of the agricultural sector in the country. He said it is the only means to drive the nation’s economic growth and create more employment for youths. Olatunji, who is […]
As the Federal Government continues the campaign for more Nigerians to embrace agriculture, stakeholders are however concerned over the alarming loss of forest land to agricultural purposes. This comes against the backdrop of a recent forest inventory report taken in Cross River State that revealed a whooping 167,382 hectares of forest land was lost to […]
Agro Park Task Nigerians On Commercial Agriculture, Nigerians have been enjoined to key into commercial agriculture, in order to utilise the vast arable land that are currently under-used across the country. Executive Director, Commercial of Agro Park Development Company Limited, Seun Edun, stated this while reacting to a report released by the Food and Agricultural […]
Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter With IITA Innovations, Research and innovations developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural think-tank, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The think tank, made up of eminent persons drawn from Nigeria’s private sector players in the agricultural value chain, […]
Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental activist, is the Executive Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). He spoke with SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE on the uncontrolled killings by the Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the country, and its foreseeable implication to food security, among other issues. Excerpts: (Farmers Cattle Colonies) The ongoing killings of farmers by […]
Legislative backing required to drive agribusiness, Policy inconsistency has almost become a norm in Nigeria. In agriculture, this has meant ill thought-out export/import restrictions. Particularly in importation, these restrictions have, more often than not, resulted in local markets getting flooded with foreign alternatives of locally-produced commodities/ products. The implication has usually been local producers suffering […]
Modern Milling Machines, The Chief Executive Officer, Raymos Guanah Farms, Mr Raymos Guanah says that Nigeria can achieve self-sufficiency in rice production if the present trend is sustained. Guanah said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Asaba. While commending the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Anchor Borrowers […]