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Farmer tasks FG on opening of dams to boost fish production
Harvesting of Floaters at the Choice Fisheries Consults Limited farm, Ikere Gorge Dam, Oyo State. For Nigeria to put an end to importation of fish and other aquaculture produce, the Federal Government...
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Stakeholder seeks review of FG’s import policy on barley
Sudhansu SinhaThis doesn’t appear to be the best of time for stakeholders in the Sorghum industry, as lack of stability in government policy has pushed the sub-sector to the brink of collapse. Also,...
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States, farmers intensify local rice production
Lake RiceThe ban on rice importation and its resultant effect on the high cost of the staple food is a blessing in disguise for local farmers, who are beginning to eat the fruits of their labour. This...
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WAASA chides FG on policies frustrating small processors
Agriculture Federal Government has been urged to review some of its policies and requirements to accommodate smallholder farmers willing to venture into agro processing, in order to maximise the...
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FG, FECA train 500 5unemployed graduates
Federal College of Agriculture, Akure The Federal Government, in collaboration with Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), has trained over 500 unemployed graduates in 16 states, to serve as...
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New apple variety debuts in Nigeria
Bell apple Lovers of apple, majority of which is imported from South Africa, Europe and Asia, commonly known as Temperate/Mediterranean apples, need not go far anymore, as a new variety has been...
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Cross River Government loses N130m revenue to ghost Cocoa farmers
Cocoa SeedsCross River Government lost over N130 million revenue in 2016 due to allocation of cocoa farms to ghost farmers, Mr Oscar Ofuka, Special Adviser to Gov. Ben Ayade on Cocoa Development, has...
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FG begins fish market construction at Illushi in Edo
Mr Wellington Omoragbon, State Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Edo, says the Federal Government has begun the construction of a fish market at Illushi...
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Nigeria launches plan to end hunger by 2030
Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (left), Chairman, Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman, UBA Plc and Sub-Committee Chairman of Resource...
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Coconut: Depletion of trees raises fear of extinction
Coconut tree Coconut farmers have raised the alarm over the imminent depletion of coconut trees, if urgent steps are not taken by stakeholders to urgently block the identified loopholes. Nigeria...
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Coconut: Depletion of trees raises fear of extinction
Coconut treeCoconut farmers have raised the alarm over the imminent depletion of coconut trees, if urgent steps are not taken by stakeholders to urgently block the identified loopholes. Nigeria...
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Nigeria launches plan to end hunger by 2030
Olusegun ObasanjoNigeria may have taken the bold step to end hunger, achieve food security & improved nutrition and to promote sustainable agriculture, with the launch of a strategic plan and...
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Bird flu: Government, stakeholders strategise to combat disease
This doesn’t appear to be the best of time for poultry farmers, with the array of challenges plaguing the industry.From the soaring price of livestock feeds, which led to drastic drop in the profit...
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Experts proffer solutions to agric challenges
Agriculture The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Architect Kabir Ibrahim, has stated that for the sector to perform credibly well, 10 per cent budgetary allocation, as stipulated...
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Cucumber farm opens in Epe
Anjorin, in his Cucumber farm. Sellers and consumers of Cucumber, Cucumis sativus, a green and roughly cylindrical shaped fruit, known to help ease feelings of anxiety and buffer some of the damaging...
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Pig farmers cry out over diseases, high cost
PHOTO: inhabitat.com Since the outbreak of the dreaded plague-African Swine Fever (ASF) ravaged Piggery farms in some parts of the country in 2007, those who fled the business due to the serious...
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Farmers seek government intervention for land acquisition
PHOTO: worldagroforestry.org Disturbed by the long process of acquiring land for agricultural purposes, farmers under the aegis of Ifako-Akute Farmer’s Cooperative Multipurpose Society have called on...
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Nigerian food safety & investment forum to hold in Lagos
Food Safety As part of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation-UNIDO-EU-FGN Food Safety Capacity Building Programme for Nigeria, the first Nigerian Food Safety And Investment Forum has...
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USAID partners private sector on agriculture
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with Chi Farms and Niji Foods, has launched two new agribusiness partnerships. The event highlighted USAID’s...
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Simple motorised weeders lessen cassava farmers’ burden
IITA modified simple motorised weeders, being used on a cassava field in Ibadan. Small-scale farmers in Africa now have enough reasons to smile; with the invention of Gasoline powered simple weeders,...
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