Local rice production: Amarava calls for more investment
In what would be a major boost and a bold step towards self-sufficiency in rice production, Amarava Rice Mill, an indigenous milling company in Kano has expressed the commitment to double its...
View ArticleTackling food, nutrition challenges among children
According to a research by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), about 1.77 million children in Nigeria are leaving with malnutrition, an estimate of 368,000 children are at risk of severe... The...
View ArticleNigerian engineers highlight impediments to food security
Nigerian engineers have identified gender disparity in agricultural policy formulation and land tenure system as challenges to agricultural mechanisation and food security in the country. The post...
View ArticleWhy Buhari’s agric promotion policy is not successful
Experts have said the Agricultural Promotion Policy (APP) of the Federal Government has not achieved the intended results four years after its launch due to inadequate infrastructure. The post Why...
View ArticleWays Nigerian Government, states can treat agriculture as business
The Green Alternative, a policy and strategy document of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture says, “The new policy regime, tagged the Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP), is founded... The post Ways...
View ArticleObaseki signs bill establishing Edo College of Agric into law
He said the essence of the law was to have three schools of agriculture that would be training the needed manpower to drive and sustain the ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector in the state. The...
View ArticleHow good policy will boost fish production in Nigeria
Professionals have reiterated that the programme for improved regional fishery governance in West Africa will help Nigeria to have easy access to international funds for investments in the aquaculture...
View Article‘Research strategic to growth in agricultural sector’
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has harped on the inevitability of agricultural research, innovations and applied technologies in the food security drive of the...
View Article‘Why CBN should extend restrictions to egg powder importation’
On challenges, what we need to do is to do a data analysis of the poultry industry so that we can really ascertain the capacity because most of the figures we parade have to be confirmed. The post ‘Why...
View ArticleDon restates place of nutrition in livestock farming
Scientists have been charged to undertake researches geared towards improving livestock production technologies that would facilitate attainment of food security in the country. The post Don restates...
View ArticleExternally financed projects will assist Lagos agric policies, says Oredipe
The support of externally financed projects has been described as the needed drive to ensure that the Lagos State agricultural policies come to fruition. The post Externally financed projects will...
View ArticleEdo strategise for sustainable oil palm sector
Edo State Government has taken moves to strengthen partnerships to engender a sustainable oil palm sector and safeguard its forest belt. The post Edo strategise for sustainable oil palm sector appeared...
View ArticleInadequate funding, excessive electricity billing, others affecting food...
Inadequate access to government intervention funds, excessive electricity billing and government’s preference for purchasing from contractors have been identified as major challenges facing indigenous...
View ArticleImpulse start-up to assist African smallholder farmers
African smallholder farmers are set to benefit from Impulse Start-up Accelerator program. The post Impulse start-up to assist African smallholder farmers appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News -...
View ArticleAgro commodity exporters deplore freight challenges
Despite huge potentials in foreign markets for agro commodities, the industry is plagued by series of challenges, depriving sector players of inherent opportunities. The post Agro commodity exporters...
View Article‘Why Nigeria must increase protein production by 60%’
For Nigeria to meet the demand for protein by 2050, livestock production and productivity should increase by about 60%.Mohammed Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated this in...
View ArticleResearch links chicken consumption to prostate cancer, others
A new research outcome from the University of Oxford has linked the consumption of poultry, especially chicken, to an increased risk of prostate and blood cancer. The post Research links chicken...
View ArticleNational livestock plan is RUGA in disguise, Nigerians warn
Nigerians have knocked the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for re-introducing the infamous RUGA scheme through the back door in the name of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP)....
View ArticleLagos wants private-sector support in agric to tackle poverty
The Lagos State government has emphasised the imperative of the private sector collaboration with the public sector to maximise opportunities in the agricultural value chains for job creation and...
View ArticleImperatives of agric insurance under climate change
Agriculture in Nigeria is a critical aspect of the nation’s economy, providing direct employment for about 30 per cent of the population, while the sector contributes about 24 per cent to the Gross...
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