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Don Identifies Impediments To Safe, Quality Animal Protein
PHOTO:AFP A Professor of Animal Physiology, Prof. Olusegun Osinowo has identified poor handling of animals and inadequate training as limitation to production of healthy and safe high quality animal...
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Repositioning cassava sector will save Africa $1.2b
If the Cassava sector is properly repositioned, it is capable of saving the African continent about $1.2b, which can be redirected into the continent’s domestic economies. Director for Agriculture,...
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Experts want Nigeria to reposition agric sector to attract investors
AgricExperts have reiterated the need for the federal government to increase efforts geared towards development in the agricultural sector, as this will consequentially lead to an improvement in the...
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Kaduna farmers seek CBN’s probe over anchor borrowers scheme disbursement
Farmers at work.Despite fulfilling all requirements to access funds from the Anchor Borrowers Programme, farmers in Kaduna State have had their hopes dashed over the failure of the Central Bank of...
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Land border closure and implications on local rice production
Audu OgbehPhoto: NAN • Farmers say move will save billions of naira • No, it’s myopic, Sani insists In this exclusive report, Femi Ibirogba aggregates the views of experts, farmers and other...
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3.2% budget allocation to agric a bundle of contractions
A Rice farm. The government has often harped on diversification of the economy through agriculture. However, the 2018 budget to the sector speaks a different language. Femi Ibirogba presents views of...
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Pineapple: Farmers lament low patronage
• Why Lagosians Prefer Imported Types From Cotonou Pineapple is a tropical plant with an edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It is regarded as the most economically significant...
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Footprints in Nigeria’s journey to agricultural development
Femi Ibirogba details the history of agricultural economy in Nigeria, its challenges and prospects. The Royal Dutch Shell laid the first crude oil pipeline in the country from the Oloibiri field to...
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Raysida proposes law for agro-militia, food security
FoodA Professor of Agricultural Seed Science and Technology, Dr Ozonwa Kamalu-Ejiogu, has posited that to achieve sustainable, effective, and efficient food production and productivity through rural...
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How to maximise yield in maize cultivation
Maize plantation Maize production can fetch a farmer or farming household some reasonable income. Youths with little resources thinking of agriculture have a soft landing in maize cultivation, because...
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EFCC’s agric loan recovery efforts trigger questions on due diligence
In this piece, FEMI IBIROGBA takes a look at the Bank of Agriculture’s (BOA’s) efforts to recover failed loans, what should have been done to prevent failure and steps to prevent re-occurrence. Sequel...
View ArticleEdo, IITA explore possible collaboration on cassava
Edo State Government and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State have agreed to join forces to bring about transformational change in cassava, as the state embarks...
View ArticleFUTO goes into commercial farming
• Cultivates 59 Hectares Of Cassava, Others In its bid to enhance food sufficiency and boost revenue, the authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), have cultivated about 59...
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Abia commences Oil Palm revolution, distributes two million Tenera seedlings
Palm Oil Abia State has flagged-off its Oil Palm revolution and allied products project, with the distribution of two million high yield species of Tenera seedlings to communities During the event,...
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Dizengoff delivers 50 units of CASE IH tractors to service providers
Farmers across the country are moving closer to achieving easy access to tractors for their farm operations, as Dizengoff Nigeria, has delivered 50 units of the 75HP CASE IH tractors to tractor...
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Kebbi to export rice, as output hits 3.56m metric tonnes
A Rice farm. The Kebbi State Government has disclosed readiness to export rice in commercial quantity to other countries, considering its current production status, as the largest producer of rice in...
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Firm distributes sesame seeds to farmers in Taraba
Sesame seedNo fewer than 800 farmers have been supported with four kilogrames of the sesame seeds each by Olam Nigeria Limited. The distribution improved the seeds, according to the Branch Manager of...
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USAID, PIND harp on gender-friendly agric policies
USAID The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) have identified-gender friendly agric policy as a catalyst to improving on...
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500,000 Osun farmers to attend agritech exhibition
Farmers at work.Osun State Cooperatives Farmers Union has reiterated its commitment to successful hosting of the first international agricultural exhibition and conference tagged Agritech Nigeria Osun...
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Ibadan Central Abattoir and government's push for integrated agro-allied...
Cold room at the new abattoirFEMI IBIROGBA brings reports of the economic interests of various stakeholders in the recent Ibadan central abattoir crisis in Oyo State. The Ibadan Central Abattoir may...
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