Early rains: Farmers’ reactions, NiMET’s predictions
Farmers are expressing mixed reactions over early onset of rains in parts of the country and the forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) that rainfall this year will not be surplus,...
View ArticleFood production in danger as NIMET predicts erratic rainfalls
The Nigerian Meteorology Agency (NIMET) has warned farmers to expect lower and erratic rainfalls, which in turn, may hamper food production. The agency said this in its 2019 outlook, scientifically...
View ArticleNBA honours VC with ‘Doyen of Agro-Economy’ award
The Vice Chancellor of Adekunle of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, on Saturday, was honoured by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),...
View ArticleAgric ministry frustrating our export businesses, say fish farmers
The Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has alleged that the Fisheries Department of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has been frustrating its efforts to export smoked...
View ArticleUnresolved issues of national livestock plan, rice production and food security
Many are the unresolved agro-economic policies that are not only germane to food production and sufficiency, herder-farmer crises and agricultural financing, but also to food security, malnutrition and...
View ArticleNABDA sets up capacity building training for bio-entrepreneurs
Over 300 residents of Owode, Ogun West Senatorial Zone, Ogun State, have benefitted from the first phase of a three-day Bio enterprises training and capacity building for bio-entrepreneurs. The...
View ArticleHow to cultivate, export roses for sustainable income
In time past, ahead of the yearly St. Valentine’s Day celebration, an estimated one million roses were exported from Nigeria to other countries by February 10, with a total of $1m accruing to farmers...
View ArticleFears of Nigerian farmers, underwriters over farm, agro-allied insurance
A poultry farmer in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Mr Joseph Babalola, was feeding his 4,000 ISA-brown laying birds with gusto, assisted by two male attendants... The post Fears of Nigerian farmers,...
View ArticleFarmers target production of sunflower oil to tackle cancer
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaduna State, Dr Daniel Maigari, has said the state government is committed to ensuring improvements in agricultural production in the state. The post...
View ArticleIAR, TAAT introduce modern irrigation technology for wheat farmers
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, in collaboration with the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation-Water Enabler... The post IAR, TAAT...
View ArticleFood production sector when the battle is won and lost
As the country will decide who becomes the president for the next four years between President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakir... The post Food production...
View ArticleMinister tasks NBMA on public sensitisation
The Minister of Environment, Suleiman Hassan Zarma has commended the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), for the proper implementation of its mandates. The post Minister tasks NBMA on public...
View ArticleUnemployed youths benefit from agric value-chain training
Unemployed youths in Kwara and Kogi States have benefitted from an agricultural value-chain training and empowerment programme, held at the Agricultural... The post Unemployed youths benefit from agric...
View ArticleFarmers list challenges as planting season begins
As the 2019 planting season has started nationwide, farmers across the country are again grappling with series of challenges, which if not attended The post Farmers list challenges as planting season...
View ArticleRMRDC donates cashew oil extractor machine to FUNAAB
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has donated a Cashew Shell Nut Oil Extractor Machine to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State. The post RMRDC...
View ArticleCassava value chain has broken down in Shendam – His Royal Highness Miskoom...
In 2018, Shendam Local Government Area and its environs in Plateau State witnessed a bumper harvest in most of its major farm crops, which include rice, yam and cassava. The post Cassava value chain...
View ArticleEU to review ban on Nigeria agric products by June
Four years after the European Union imposed a ban on the exportation of Nigeria dried beans, the international body would, in June, review the ban. The post EU to review ban on Nigeria agric products...
View ArticleIAR, TAAT introduce modern irrigation technology for wheat farmers
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, in collaboration with the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation-Water Enabler Compact (TAAT), has...
View ArticleRequirements for feed-mill business operations in Nigeria
In a review of the animal and aqua-feed industries in Nigeria by O.A. Fagbenro and O.T. Adebayo, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal...
View ArticleNCAM boss urges halt to fish importation
Nigeria as a nation blessed with many rivers and oceans should promptly stop further importation of fish to boost its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The post NCAM boss urges halt to fish importation...
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