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An Agriculturist, Mr Stanley Chukwu, on Saturday urged Nigerian youths to engage in agriculture to restore the country’s economic fortunes. Chukwu, who is with Manrole Global, an Agricultural Advocacy Organisation, made the appeal at the Human Rights Day Celebration organised by Justice, Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. The News Agency […]
The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday said the Zero Hunger programme of the federal government would end poverty and hunger in Ebonyi State. Chief Obasanjo made this known in Abakaliki during the 2nd meeting of Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum meeting held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abakaliki. […]
The acting vice chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, has disclosed that agriculture has become a mainstay of the nation’s economy and that the future of Nigeria depends largely on agriculture. Professor Enikuomehin made the remarks at the just-concluded 5th National Conference/Exhibition and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Women […]
From the moment man came into existence, he was kept in the garden of splendour and abundance by his creator. The land which is a factor of production with its abundant resources was to be used by man for his pleasure. This is so, because the creator directed at the inception of the world that […]
The outgoing President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Ibrahim Karaye has hinged the development of Nigeria through agriculture on the involvement of the local government councils. The ALGON President in a press statement issued in Abuja yesterday, noted that as Nigeria is an agrarian society, with agriculture contributing about 24% […]
Nigeria relies heavily on dairy imports to bridge the gap between local milk production and total milk consumption estimated to be 1.3 million tonnes with the government spending an estimated $1.3billion annually on importation of dairy products into the country. According to National Agricultural Sample Survey, 2011, Nigeria as a country, is endowed with an […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday urged commercial banks to lower their interest rates to enable farmers access loans for improved agricultural production. Obasanjo made the call at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Niger State Investment Summit held at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna. According to him, doing agriculture and charging […]
By Audu Ogbeh Undoubtedly, the future we have always been waiting for has arrived; but this is causing us some degree of concern as, suddenly, we find out that we are not ready to feed ourselves properly. For too long, we’ve depended on import of food – rice, sugar, meat, milk, honey, chocolate, milk, name […]
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has called on investors in the United States and other part of the world to explore opportunities available in the state in the areas of agriculture, solid mineral infrastructure, sports and tourism. Governor Sani Bello stated this at Niger State Business Roundtable organized by African Caribbean Business Council […]
An associate professor with the Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Wukari in Taraba State, Banake E. Sambo has said poor road networks; lack of improved means of transportation to major markets, epileptic power supply and water for easy movement of goods and services are major challenges constraining ginger production in Nigeria. He said this in […]
Upon assumption of office, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, challenged the PPPRA to fast track the development of the National Biofuels Policy and incentive document to provide an enabling environment for the biofuels industry to thrive. Though the policy has been initiated since 2007, we have not been able to […]
A specialist in bees, Mr. Johnson Oluwaseun, says the establishment of apiaries or bee farms would lead to bumper harvests in Nigeria. Oluwaseun, a consultant with USAID Market 2 in beekeeping training, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Owerri. According to the entomologist, establishing more apiaries would increase the number of […]
Agric production, Regardless of the approach or transformative pathway chosen to change food systems and trade regimes, African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production systems, adopt agribusiness and promote regional agricultural value chains as a vein for regional integration. This was the view of the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission […]
Proactiveness from the corridor of policy makers within the nation’s agricultural sector is sacrosanct if the recent revelation by Malam Gaba Shehu, on the imminent shortage of grains in the country is anything to go by. Malam Shehu, a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, while granting a radio interview on […]
Farm settlement was a government intervention scheme initiated to promote efficiency in the utilization of land resources and dignity in farming through provision of infrastructure.