Famine, rise in cost of produce imminent as herders’ attacks on Ogun...
At a time farmers and agro produce merchants in Imeko Afon Local Council Area of Ogun State, and neighbouring communities bordering Benin Republic are gradually coming out of the doldrums of the...
View ArticleU.S. supports Nigeria’s dairy industry, to train stakeholders
The first shipment of pregnant Jersey-breed dairy cattle from the United States have arrived at the Ikun Dairy Farm in Ekiti State. The post U.S. supports Nigeria’s dairy industry, to train...
View Article‘Agro-forestry will create jobs for youths, rid cocoa, cashew-producing...
First, most of the cocoa trees in Nigeria have been existing from about 40 to 60 years and even more. Therefore, those plantations have declined in productivity and there is a need to either plant.....
View ArticleCassava stem demand exceeds N10b, partners harp on integration
Efforts to develop cassava seed system would help Nigeria to transform cassava and meet the growing demand for cassava seeds of about N10 billion from growers, experts from the International Institute...
View ArticleIITA, SANO Foods advocate vitamin-A potato flour, puree in bread
Bio-fortified Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OSFP), yellow cassava and maize, all bio-fortified with Vitamin-A, is the nexus connecting the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture... The post...
View ArticleNIHORT advises trainees to ustilise kits for food security, agribusiness
In a remark, he described as ‘Listen, Invest and Help Others,’ Director of Research, the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr Lawrence Taiwo-Olajide The post NIHORT advises trainees...
View ArticleHow to address rising cost of food items, by don
A lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr. Olabode Badiru, has called on the government to pay more attention to food security in the country to address the rising...
View Article‘Why Nigeria needs stability in prices of food’
Depletion of household incomes has impoverished millions of indigent Nigerians, hence, the government should ensure supplies of food and improved standards of living for Nigerians. The post ‘Why...
View ArticleExperts urge transformation of grazing reserves to ranches
To curb the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in parts of the country, experts in the livestock sub-sector have stressed the need to transform all grazing reserves in the country The post...
View ArticleOsinbajo harps on sustainable food production, home-grown solutions
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the inception dialogue on the United Nations (UN) Food Systems summit, said population growth, physical infrastructural development and climate change The post Osinbajo...
View ArticleTraining on snail, grass cutters farming for Ibadan North youths, women
A two-day snail and grass cutters farming training has been organised for youths and women in Ibadan North Federal Constituency. The capacity-building programme, held at the Federal Cooperative...
View Article‘Converting gazetted grazing reserves to ranches will end farmer/herder crises’
As the country continues to witness widespread conflict between farmers and herders, which has gradually snowballed into criminality, stakeholders in the livestock sector have highlighted... The post...
View ArticleOrganic agriculture needs support to tackle food shortage
To achieve optimum food production in Africa, the continent leaders have been urged to support organic agriculture with the right policies and financing to tackle the perennial challenges of...
View ArticleBridging farmer-industry gaps, as firm lists fast-moving crops
Farmers in Nigeria have been urged to produce crops and other products based on guided industrial demands to reduce gluts, marketing challenges, gross importation and capital flight The post Bridging...
View ArticleFood prices soar as northern traders, unions divert crops
Prices of fresh produce and food grains have skyrocketed in the southern states as traders from the north have been restrained from moving produce southwards. The post Food prices soar as northern...
View ArticleNGO, CFAO Group empowers 20 fish farmers with revolving loans
Fish farmers in Ebute Afuye, Epe got a boost from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative sponsored by CFAO Group through CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Limited in partnership with a local NGO,...
View Article‘Delisting Nigeria as illegal pangolin trade hub requires collaboration’
Delisting Africa’s most populous nation as the hub for illegal pangolin trade would require multi-stakeholders’ collaboration. The post ‘Delisting Nigeria as illegal pangolin trade hub requires...
View ArticleWith ABP rice pyramids, Kebbi steps up as main hub of rice production
Kebbi State has once again positioned itself as the main hub of rice production in the country, with the unveiling of its rice pyramids, which is a pointer to the gains of the Federal Government The...
View ArticleOgun needs agro cargo not passenger airport, Abiodun tells NASS
The Ogun State Government has promised to continue with plans to construct an agro-cargo airport in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun who disclosed this on Friday The post Ogun needs agro cargo not...
View ArticleFCMB boosts agribusiness with N74.10bn Loans
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has grown its loan portfolio to the agriculture sector in Nigeria to N74.10 billion, representing 10 percent of the Bank’s total loans. The post FCMB boosts agribusiness...
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