Stakeholders ratify policy recommendations on agric mechanisation
Over 100 representatives of key stakeholder groups in the agricultural sector met in Abuja on November 19, 2019, to validate results from several stakeholder consultative meetings organised to identify...
View Article‘Crop cultivation in Nigeria requires additional 48m hectares’
Professor of Botany, Dr Omotoye Olorode, has said that about 30 million hectares of land are known to be under cultivation in Nigeria but about 78.5 million hectares are estimated to be required for a...
View ArticleCassava scientists to brainstorm in Tanzania
Scientists, experts and scaling partners of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are set for their fourth annual review and...
View ArticleFarmers urge government to sustain border closure
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged Federal Government to sustain its current border closure, saying it would help boost the economy. The post Farmers urge government to sustain...
View ArticleFarmers, processors lament challenges of rice production, ask for help
Rice farmers and processors have lamented high cost of transportation, shortage of electricity supply and expensive planting inputs as challenges confronting the industry despite the market created...
View ArticleUK institute commends Nigeria’s role in African root, tuber value chains
Celebrating its 125 years of research and impacts, the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, has acknowledged the positive impacts of a homegrown technological device developed in...
View ArticleHow farmers can maximise economic benefits of yam
Experts have advised Nigerian yam farmers to explore various opportunities to add value to the produce and in the process, increase their profitability and sustainability.This comes as the country’s...
View ArticleSoil scientists warn charlatans to steer clear of practice
The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has said it is ready to clampdown on unqualified and fake soil scientists in the country. The institute said it had reached an advanced stage towards the...
View Article100 women undergo agric training on waste to wealth
The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) has trained over 100 middle-aged women drawn from the 36 states on how to turn agricultural waste into wealth. The post 100 women undergo agric...
View ArticleFederal government trains 50 people on noiler birds breeding in Abia
The Federal Government, through the Department of Agricultural Extension, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained 50 people, comprising 40 small scale farmers and 10...
View ArticleNigeria, other African countries lose $200b to plant pests, diseases yearly
The United Nations General Assembly has declared year 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This is aimed at raising global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end...
View ArticleLagos raises awareness on Charcoal Anthrax disease
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has urged livestock owners, farmers, butchers, livestock sellers and veterinarians in the state to be at alert to any sign of Charcoal...
View ArticleSunti Estates remains only greenfield investment producing raw sugar, says...
To support the Federal Government of Nigeria’s import substitution, backward integration and local content development aimed at ensuring food security and a host of other economic benefits, Sunti...
View ArticleGreenhouse farming getting rooted in Lagos, Ogun
As the gap in efforts to produce enough food to feed the country’s increasing population continues to widen, experts have severally called for the innovation of agriculture The post Greenhouse farming...
View ArticleLagos pledges support to farmers
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the state would continue to provide necessary assistance and advisory services to farmers to increase food production The post Lagos pledges...
View ArticleFUNAAB reiterates commitment to manpower development for agro-allied sectors
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Felix Kolawole Salako, has reiterated the commitment of the university to the grooming of high-level manpower The post...
View ArticleEdo, NIRSAL expand investment in agripreneur programme
The Edo State Government has sealed a deal with the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) for the expansion of the Edo Agripreneur Programme... The post Edo,...
View ArticlePolicymakers commend IITA on digital agriculture
Policymakers comprising commissioners of agriculture, permanent secretaries and program managers of Agricultural Development Programs (ADPs) have lauded efforts of the International Institute of...
View ArticleLagos begins baseline survey on Appraisal of farm estates
Lagos State Government says it has commenced a three-week baseline survey for agriculture and participatory appraisal of farm estates and settlements in the state. The post Lagos begins baseline survey...
View ArticleAPPEALS: Lagos to boost poultry, aquaculture
With a population of over 20 million and an estimated net migration rate of 123,000 people daily, Lagos State is a uniquely high-pressured state, especially in the area of food. The post APPEALS: Lagos...
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