Lagos PAN mulls establishing hatchery for day-old chicks
Amid the current challenges facing the poultry industry, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, has promised to make the poultry value chain more viable, by engaging in activities...
View ArticleFarmers can get 50% subsidy on insurance premiums, says NAIC
Managing Director, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Mrs Folashade Joseph, explains how farmers can access insurance policies to minimize losses as climate change The post Farmers can...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom woos farm investors
Corporate farm investors have been enjoined to partner with Akwa Ibom State government to boost food production in the state. The post Akwa Ibom woos farm investors appeared first on The Guardian...
View ArticleMitigating farm risks with insurance as climate change worsens
Multi-peril insurance coverage for food and cash crop production has been identified as one of the ways to minimise losses of farmers and get them back to business, as farms are ravaged by droughts The...
View ArticleFG seeks partnership with institute, investors on post-harvest management
The Federal Government, on Saturday, urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector to collaborate with governments at all levels to minimise post-harvest losses of farm produce The post FG seeks...
View ArticleNigerians push food as human right in constitution
As prices of food items skyrocket due to production, storage, processing, and marketing challenges, lawmakers and policymakers have been called upon to make the right to food The post Nigerians push...
View ArticleAdesina to deliver keynote address at agric summit
Sterling Bank Plc has said Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), will deliver the keynote address at the Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) 2020 holding between September...
View Article‘How drought, COVID-19, others batter agribusinesses’
Elongated drought (dry spells) between July and August, excessive rainfalls with flash flooding, and shutdown of social businesses since April 2020 have combined to deal a devastating blow to smooth...
View ArticleHow to maximise potential in moringa farming, value chain
Despite Nigeria’s heavy dependence on the oil sector, the agricultural sector has rapidly transformed from being the rejected stone to the chief cornerstone. In recent years, the Nigerian government...
View ArticleLagos APPEALS tasks farmers On Produce Exportation
Farmers have been advised to embrace the export of locally produced products, to contribute to the foreign coffers of the Nigerian economy. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of...
View ArticleNCAM tasks stakeholders on appropriate technologies for enhanced productivity
Despite the country’s array of fertile land, billions of naira are spent yearly on food importation, due to failure to utilise its abundant inherent resources. The Executive Director, National Center...
View ArticleCBN policy on maize importation will lead to glut
The Oyo State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has expressed concern that the ban on forex for the importation of maize would lead to maize glut. The Chairman, who doubles as the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Why Nigerians should avoid imported frozen foods now
As part of moves to permanently flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, health experts have cautioned Nigerians on the consumption of imported frozen foods for now. The warning is...
View ArticleFG lists reasons agric revolution is working
The Federal Government has itemised reasons agricultural agenda of the government has been successful and transformational since 2015, urging that increase in food prices is temporary as efforts would...
View ArticleReviving cocoa, oil palm industries as main economic drivers
Cocoa and palm oil, among others, were the bedrock of the country’s economy before the Oloibiri oil rig became a metaphor for complacency and mono-cultural economy 60 years after independence. The post...
View ArticleFarmers get lands from agro firm at Independence
To mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, Xtralarge Farms is giving out plots of land to agriculture enthusiasts. In a statement made available to The Guardian yesterday The post Farmers get...
View ArticleIghodalo identifies core areas to transform agric sector in Africa
Chairman, Board of Directors of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has identified five core areas that should be articulated in the quest to transform the agricultural sector in Nigeria The post...
View ArticleOyo anti-open grazing law ineffective as herders ravage farms
Despite the passage of the Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Law 2019 by the state House of Assembly, herdsmen go on the rampage, killing farmers, destroying farms The post Oyo anti-open...
View ArticleFMN harps on value chain for food production, security
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has announced activities to commemorate its 60-years of creating innovative and sustainable value in agriculture and food production. The post FMN harps on value chain...
View ArticleFarmfunding firm opens e-Commerce to market fresh corn
A Farmfunding agro firm, H.O CORN has opened an e-commerce platform for Nigerians to purchase fresh corn and have it delivered from the farm to their doorsteps, free. The post Farmfunding firm opens...
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