Tag: Farmers

NDDC Trains 200 Women, Youth Farmers
September 28, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Trains 200 Women, Youth Farmers

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has concluded the training of 200 women and youths in Livestock Farming and Agro-Processing at the Okiemutie Farms in Eku  Amukpe, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. Speaking during the closing ceremony of...
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Tinubu Creates Ministry Of Livestock Development
July 10, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Creates Ministry Of Livestock Development

President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development.  Tinubu approved the creation of the ministry on Tuesday when he inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Council Chamber of the S...
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NDDC To Support 4,500 Rice, Cassava Farmers
June 14, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Support 4,500 Rice, Cassava Farmers

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced a partnership with communities in the Niger Delta region to empower 4,500 rice and cassava farmers to ensure food security in the region and country at large. Speaking during the onboarding Programme....
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Edo Distributes Inputs To 1,734 Farmers
April 23, 2024 No Responses

Edo Distributes Inputs To 1,734 Farmers

The Edo State Government has commenced the distribution of farm inputs and processing equipment to smallholder farmers across the seven local government areas in Edo South Senatorial District for the 2024 planting season. The distribution was carried out throu...
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FG Trains, Empowers 250 Farmers
February 8, 2024 No Responses

FG Trains, Empowers 250 Farmers

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has commenced training and empowerment of 250 beneficiaries of National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) in Bayelsa.Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Temitope Fadeshemi, sai...
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Delta To Disburse N2b Special Agricultural Intervention Fund To Farmers In January 
January 4, 2024 No Responses

Delta To Disburse N2b Special Agricultural Intervention Fund To Farmers In January 

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has announced that the state government is set to distribute a Special Agricultural Intervention Fund of N2 billion to farmers this month.  The governor revealed this information on Wednesday while examining the Ac...
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Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture
August 22, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture

AS economic situation bites harder on Nigerians, some farmers in Gombe have urged the state government to leverage the additional funds received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to invest in the agriculture. They said such investment wa...
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Kaduna, SAA FLAG OFF N100M FARM INPUTS DISTRIBUTION
May 28, 2023 No Responses

Kaduna, SAA FLAG OFF N100M FARM INPUTS DISTRIBUTION

The Kano State Agropastoral Project (KSADP) and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) on Saturday commenced the distribution of farm inputs to farmers across the 44 Local Governments Areas of the state as part of efforts to increase yield per ha, create...
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Akwa Ibom Distributes 600,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers
May 24, 2023 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 600,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa Ibom State Government has commenced the distribution of 600,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers for this year’s planting season. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Offiong Offor, who performed the distribution of the seedlings to farmers in Ini Local ...
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Nigeria Unveils Revised National Agric Seed Policy
May 17, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Unveils Revised National Agric Seed Policy

As part of measures to boost farmers’ unrestricted access to best genetics and enhance productivity, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar has unveiled Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy According to the Ministe...
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Farmers Task Tinubu On Mechanisation, Foreign Investments
March 12, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Task Tinubu On Mechanisation, Foreign Investments

Stakeholders in the agricultural space have urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to adopt policies and invest in mechanisation and inputs that will boost the nation’s food system.  They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency ...
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Edo Trains Smallholder Oil Palm Farmers
March 8, 2023 No Responses

Edo Trains Smallholder Oil Palm Farmers

Investors in oil palm estate farming in Edo State have engaged communities in the state on practices to ensure sustainable oil palm production under the Community Outreach and Engagement Programme (COEP). The Managing Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of ...
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Cotton Farmers Urge FG To Sustain Anchor Borrowers Programme
October 9, 2022 No Responses

Cotton Farmers Urge FG To Sustain Anchor Borrowers Programme

Cotton Farmers in Bauchi State on Saturday called on the Federal Government to encourage cotton farming by sustaining the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in the country.  The cotton farmers, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency o...
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Cocoa Farmers Task FG, SON On Pesticides Regulation
August 10, 2022 No Responses

Cocoa Farmers Task FG, SON On Pesticides Regulation

Cocoa farmers in Cross River, have appealed to the Federal Government to tackle the influx of fake and substandard pesticides into the country.  The farmers under the aegis of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), Cross River chapter, gave the...
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