Farmers Archives — Page 2 of 8

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 of Nigeria (NAN),...

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...

August 9, 2022 No Responses

Sokoto Secures N4b Loan For 16,000 Farmers

The Sokoto State Government has secured a N4 billion loan to be distributed to 16,000 rice, wheat and tomato farmers in the state.Gov. Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this on Monday in Sokoto, while launching the sale of 10,000 metric tons of...

June 23, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Begins Trials For New Tela Maize Variety

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NBDA) has commenced trial phase for the new TELA Maize in some states to understudy the variety among farmers. Dr Rose Gidado, the Deputy Director, NBDA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency.....

June 22, 2022 No Responses

CBN Rewards Lagos Farmers With Cash Gifts

Three farmers in Lagos State have won the “Best Farmer of the Year 2021” award organised by the Development Finance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the farmers were given...

June 13, 2022 No Responses

FG Distributes Farm Inputs, Tools To Women In Sokoto

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Government, on Sunday commenced the distribution of farm inputs and hand tools to women in the 23 local government areas of the state. Inaugurating the distribution in Sokoto, Hajiya Kulu Sif...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024. A statement issued by Mr ...

June 7, 2022 No Responses

Presco Tasks Oil Palm Stakeholders On Research, Smallholder Farmers

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Managing Director, Presco Plc, Felix Nwabuko, on Monday, appealed to Oil Palm Stakehoders and Government Agencies to support sustained research as part of measures to boost expansion and e...

May 25, 2022 No Responses

CBN Disburses N1tri To Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased its funding and interventions in various sectors to boost economic growth. Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting a communique issued at the end of...

May 19, 2022 No Responses

ABP Loan: CBN To Clampdown On Defaulting Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appealed to farmers who defaulted in paying back the loans obtained under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) to pay back. Mr Sadeeq Ajayi, in CBN Development Finance Office, made the appeal on Wednesday...

May 10, 2022 No Responses

Cocoa Farmers In Ondo Protest Alleged Sale Of Farmland To Chinese Company

Cocoa farmers in Ofosu in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday protested against alleged sale of their farmland to a Chinese company by the state government. The protesters barricaded the Lagos/Benin Expressway, carrying placards with dif...

May 5, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Partners FG, To Roll Out Loans For Farmers, SMEs

Access Bank Plc has partnered the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to roll out a loan scheme for poor farmers aged 18 years to 55 years and other vulnerable groups. In statement on Thursday, the ban...

April 17, 2022 No Responses

5,500 Kano Farmers Get Inputs For Wet Season Activities

The Kano State Agricultural Development Project (KSADP) in collaboration with Sasakawa Africa Association on Saturday distributed inputs to 5,500 farmers to encourage wet season activities. The state Deputy Governor, Nasiru Gawuna, said this at the...

April 13, 2022 No Responses

Rain: Expert Cautions Farmers Against Early Planting In Bauchi

The Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in Bauch State, Mr Daniel Abarshi, has cautioned farmers against hasty planting of crops following the early rains in the state. Abarshi gave the warning in an in with the...