Category: Agriculture

Women Farmers In Kogi Seeks Review Of 2020 Budget To Accommodate Credit
May 23, 2020 No Responses

Women Farmers In Kogi Seeks Review Of 2020 Budget To Accommodate Credit

Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), has urged the Kogi Government to review its 2020 budgetary allocation to the agriculture sector, to accommodate credit and loan facilities to farmers. Hajia Safiya Yahaya, Coordinator of  SWOFON in Kogi made...
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Nasarawa Begins Sales Of Fertilizer To Farmers
May 19, 2020 No Responses

Nasarawa Begins Sales Of Fertilizer To Farmers

Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday began the sale of 18,600 bags of NPK fertilizer to farmers for the  2020 farming season. Speaking at the inauguration in Lafia, Governor Abdullahi Sule, said that the commodity would be sold at a subsidised...
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Nigeria Seeks $1.2b Loan For Agric Mechanisation
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks $1.2b Loan For Agric Mechanisation

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of €1.2 billion to finance  the mechanisation of agriculture in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono,  disclosed this on Wednesday while briefi...
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Poultry Association Seeks Establishment Of Modular Hatcheries Across Nigeria
May 12, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Association Seeks Establishment Of Modular Hatcheries Across Nigeria

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on both Federal and State Governments to encourage big hatcheries to set up modular ones across the country. President of the association, Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, made the call in an interview with...
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Farmer Laments Egg Glut, Seeks Improved Value-Chain
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Farmer Laments Egg Glut, Seeks Improved Value-Chain

A local poultry farmer, Mr Joel Oduware, has decried the growing level of egg glut in the country, attributing it to the novel coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world. Oduware, who is also an egg processor, raised the alarm in...
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Monarch Seeks Support For Cocoa, Coffee, Kolanuts Farmers
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Monarch Seeks Support For Cocoa, Coffee, Kolanuts Farmers

The Gangwari Ganye of Ganye Chiefdom, Adamawa State, Alhaji Umaru Sanda,  has urged the Federal and Adamawa  Governments to provide subsidy for Cocoa, Coffee, Kolanuts and other agricultural produce farmers in his domain. The first class traditional ...
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Poultry Farmers Lament 40% Drop In Resources
May 9, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Lament 40% Drop In Resources

Poultry farmers across the country have lost between 35 and 40 per cent of their resources due to restriction of movement as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) President, Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, has said  In a...
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Nigeria Orders Release Of 17,500mt Of Grains From Food Reserve
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Orders Release Of 17,500mt Of Grains From Food Reserve

The Federal Government has directed the release of about 17,500 metric tonnes of assorted grains from Yola National Food Reserve site for distribution as palliatives to Nigerians.Mr Haruna Sulaiman, Director, National Food and Strategic Reserve said this while...
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IITA, Researchers Develop Cassava Weed Management Kit
May 2, 2020 No Responses

IITA, Researchers Develop Cassava Weed Management Kit

The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has worked with researchers to develop an integrated weed control package in a kit known as the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management. Mr Godwin Atser, the Digital Extension Advisory Services Specialis...
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Nigeria Inaugurates Task Team For Movement Of Agricultural Products
April 25, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Inaugurates Task Team For Movement Of Agricultural Products

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated a seven-man Joint Technical Task Team on Emergency Response to COVID-19 to ensure unrestricted movement of agricultural products across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nan...
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Palm Oil Production: Group Seeks More Investment In Nigeria
April 23, 2020 No Responses

Palm Oil Production: Group Seeks More Investment In Nigeria

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Solidaridad West Africa has urged all tiers of government and the private sector to invest more on palm oil production to  increase contribution of the agriculture sector to Nigeria’s GDP growth.A statement issued ...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State
April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State
April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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Fish Farmers Seek Govt’s Intervention Against Price Hike
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Fish Farmers Seek Govt’s Intervention Against Price Hike

The Kwara Fish Farmers Association has warned that the price of fish may rise soon if Governnment fails to give Foreign Exchange to importers.  The acting chairman of the association in the state, Mr  Buhari Sulyman gave the warning in...
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