Nigerians groan, farmers, processors profit from food price hike
Indications have emerged that farmers, processors and their distributors have begun to reap the benefits of closing some borders and a regime of restriction on foreign exchange as these have catalyzed...
View ArticleInstitute develops improved pod borer-resistant cowpea
The Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has unveiled a pod borer-resistant variety of cowpea which could help farmers overcome challenges of the pest. The post...
View ArticleKebbi varsity trains farmers on how to increase productivity
Farmers in Kebbi State have been empowered with training on technicalities and technologies to increase rice productivity per hectare to meet rising local demand. The post Kebbi varsity trains farmers...
View Article‘Nigeria needs cocoa production beyond $0.55 billion revenue’
To reposition the Nigerian cocoa industry, stakeholders have emphasised the need to increase quality and quantity of beans in the country by deploying new techniques of fermentation, drying... The post...
View ArticleFAO gives tips to achieve zero hunger by 2030
The Director-General of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Mr Qu Dong Yu, has suggested that to achieve zero hunger by 2030, all forms of malnutrition must be globally addressed among various...
View Article‘Very soon, everyone will forget buying foreign rice’
The response has been very poor. In fact, I stood firm that I will propagate and promote the use of local rice because of its nutrients. We should know that it is not in the planting of rice that we...
View ArticleThere is hunger in Nigeria, experts reply Agric minister
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono last Monday said Nigeria is producing enough to feed itself. He asserted that there is no hunger in the country. But contrary to his...
View ArticleGovernment urged to fund research institutes
Funding of research institutes and commercialisation of research outcomes and innovations have been identified as the needed impetus to advance the nation’s economy. The post Government urged to fund...
View ArticleBorno farmers get agric inputs from FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), through its implementing partner, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has distributed agricultural inputs, to farmers in Borno State, to...
View ArticleWorld food day: Stakeholders harp on healthy diets, zero hunger for Nigerians
In commemoration of the 2019 World Food Day, experts have called for collective efforts of all stakeholders, for a healthy diet to secure the future of the country. The post World food day:...
View Article‘Price stability will boost farmers’ productivity’
Pa Samuel Akinade is the chairman of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Oyo State chapter. He spoke with FEMI IBIROGBA on the readiness of farmers to rev up production despite challenging...
View ArticleStakeholders brainstorm on maximising potential of agric policies
To maximise the potential benefits of the current government policies of low tolerance for food importation and effective control of the porous borders, stakeholders are brainstorming to identifying...
View Article‘How Lagos can generate N50b from coconut’
Lagos State government has disclosed how it could generate about N50 billion yearly from instead of the current N10 billion being generated. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this at the...
View ArticleNigeria loses 80% of agricultural revenue to raw exports
Nigeria has been losing about 80 per cent of the value of its agricultural products through export of raw crops to industrialised countries which process and export the finished products back to the...
View ArticleJigawa demarcates 57 reserves to curtail farmer-herder conflicts
The Jigawa State government said it had curved out 57 grazing reserves as part of measures to tackle farmer-herder clashes in the state. The deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Umar Namadi, who stated...
View ArticleCattle breeders seek government intervention on cow vaccination
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for urgent interventions of governments through nationwide vacation of cows to curtail the outbreak of Contagious Bovine...
View ArticleScientist challenges lawmakers to unlock land assets for farmers
Professor Nazif Darma has challenged lawmakers in the ninth National Assembly to unlock the huge land assets across the country to empower small-scale farmers. He said the farmers, though sitting on...
View ArticleProject empowers 554 farmers in Edo State
The Edo State office of Fadama 111 Additional Financing programme has empowered no fewer than 554 farmers in the rice value chain in the state as part of the efforts to boost rice production. State...
View ArticleStudents fault Oyo government over alleged move to take over LAUTECH
The ownership crisis rocking Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso worsened as a group of students under the aegis of National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS) have...
View Article‘Nigeria’s rice, poultry products are better’
Mr John Olateru is the Chairman of Commodities Farmers Association and former chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Oyo State. The post ‘Nigeria’s rice, poultry products are better’...
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