Agriculture Archives — Page 12 of 30

February 6, 2021 No Responses

FG Empowers 100 Poultry Farmers

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has distributed galvanised battery cages, point-of -lay birds and feeds to 100 small holder poultry farmers in Abia State. The items were distributed to the farmers in Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, during a brief...

January 31, 2021 No Responses

Ban Export Of Maize, Poultry Association Urges FG

The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State (PANLAG), Badagry chapter, has appealed to the Federal Government to ban export of maize as part of measures to have sufficient feeds for chicken. Chairman of PANLAG, Dr Olusegun Adedayo, made the appea...

January 27, 2021 No Responses

Rabbit Farming Booms In Plateau State

The Secretary, Plateau State Rabbit Breeders Association, Mr Pam Gyang, on Tuesday, disclosed that rabbit farming has become popular in the state with many residents engaging in it. Gyang who said this in an interview with the News Agency o...

January 20, 2021 No Responses

Nasarawa Unveils Fertilizer Sales For 2021 Dry Season Farming

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has launched fertilizer sales, at subsidized rate, to boost farmers’ efforts at dry season farming for improved agricultural production. Speaking in Lafia, on Tuesday, at the distribution ceremony for 20...

January 18, 2021 No Responses

Institute Implores FG On Dry Season Farming

The Institute for Agricultural Research at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, has called on the Federal Government and various tiers of Governments to boost dry season farming. Director of the Institute, Prof. Mohammed Ishiyaku, in a chat...

January 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Oil Palm Growers Condemn Illegal Importation

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) has condemned what it described as the continued illegal importation of Oil Palm into the country, According to the group, the oil palm industry in Nigeria also deserves more a...

January 6, 2021 No Responses

AFAN Seeks all-Year-Round Farming

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has called for the adoption of policies that would support all-year-round farming to mitigate hunger and malnutrition in the country. AFAN’s National President, Mr Kabri Ibrahim, made the call in an interview wi...

December 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Releases 18 High Yielding Crop Varieties For Farmers

The National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released 18 high yielding crop varieties to boost Nigerian agricultural productivity in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s 9-point agenda. The release of the new crop varieties was announced by NVRC cha...

December 12, 2020 No Responses

Farmers Seek Planting Season Incentives

Commercial farmers in Badagry area of Lagos State have appealed to the State Government to provide agricultural incentives such as inputs and tractors for land clearing ahead the 2021 planting season. The farmers, under the aegis of Nigeria Commercial Fa...

December 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos To Increase Fish Production By 60,000 Metric Tons In 2021

The Lagos State Government is to increase fish production by at least 60,000 metric tons to bridge the huge deficit in the sector and meet the state’s demand for fish. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this at a...

December 3, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Produces 2.3m Metric Tonnes Of Tomato Annually

Nigerian farmers produce 2.3 million metric tonnes of tomato annually, Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, has said. Olaniyan disclosed this on Wednesday at the inauguration of a one...

November 19, 2020 No Responses

Sterling Bank Unveils Single-Digit Agribusiness Facility For Women, Youths

Sterling Bank Plc on Wednesday launched a new product, Sterling Women and Youths in Agriculture Finance code (SWAY-AgFin), to provide low-cost financing at single-digit rates to young men and women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness value chain across the count...

November 16, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank To Partner Ogun On Agriculture, Empowerment, Health

Ecobank Nigeria is to partner and collaborate with Ogun State Government in various sectors of the economy. Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan made the pledge at the Executive Council chambers of the Governor’s office, Oke-mosan, Ab...

November 16, 2020 No Responses

Agric Firm To Facilitate N5.7b Loan For 25,000 Farmers

An agritech focussed company, Farmcrowdy Limited (FC) has pledged to impact 25,000 farmers across Nigeria through its Structured Financing of N5.7 billion. The Chief Financial Officer and Business Leader, FC Structured Finance, Mr Oluwakotanmi Ojo, m...