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Lagos state government yesterday commenced the sale of Lake Rice in designated centres as announced for the forthcoming Eid el-Kabir celebrations. In most of the sale centres visited, residents were seen …
Lake Rice: Ambode lauded as govt sells at designated points Read MoreDirector-General, National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Dr. Philip Olusegun Ojo, has warned stakeholders in the seed industry against unwholesome practices, saying the Council “will bite those engaging in the production, …
NASC boss warns on unwholesome practices Read MoreNigeria is a major mango producing country in the world where many countries with less endowment, are earn huge foreign exchange. FRIDAY AGBOSEINA writes on the passive attention this enjoys …
Nigeria missing out of global mango trade Read MoreTh e fi sheries output in Nigeria currently falls far short of demand for fi sh, according to the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri …
‘Illegal activities cause lower fisheries output, revenue’ Read MoreOne of the foremost and largest poultry farms in the country, Nkaliki Hatchery located in Ebonyi state is now a shadow of itself after 43 years of its establishment. Th …
‘Nkaliki Hatchery Ebonyi still shadow after 43 years’ Read MoreTh e Food and Agricultural Organisation’s (FAO) monthly Food Price Index for July has revealed that the high price which is the third consecutive month in July since January 2015 …
Rising global food prices driven by cereal, others–FAO Read MoreLocal rice production in the country has now reached 15 million metric tonnes annually, the government has claimed. According to it, the development means the country will now be saving …
Nigeria’s rice production hits 15m tonnes — Offi cial Read MoreA senior lecturer with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bayero University, Kano, Dr. Aliyu Salisu Barau Chedi, has called on the residents of Kano metropolitan area to imbibe …
Plant trees to access oxygen, expert advises Kano residents Read MoreBy Adeola Tukuru Abuja Th e Bankers Committee Meeting yesterday affi rmed that the sum of N26billion will be disbursed in the newly inaugurated board on Agriculture and Small and …
Economic growth: BCM to disburse N26 billion on Agriculture, SMEs Read MoreBy John Oba Abuja Th e federal government has stated its readiness to establish 15 more Universities of Agriculture across the country in the next two years, saying three Universities …
FG to establish 15 more varsities of agric Read MoreBy Najib Sani Bauchi Th e federal government has commenced the distribution of 20, 000 metric tonnes of food items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bauchi state to …
FG assists Bauchi IDPs with 20, 000 tonnes of food items Read MoreBy Abubakar labaran Kafanchan Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has tasked the people of Southern Kaduna to shun all tendencies that will hinder actualising meaningful change in their lives. …
Ogbeh tasks Southern Kaduna on change Read MoreJacob Ogodo Abakaliki Cassava production turns Ebonyi to an Industrial state; As farmers decry lack of storage facilities. Cassava production and processing along with dry season rice farming are fastly …
Ebonyi farmers decry lack of storage facilities Read MoreFrom right: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Ekiti State Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr. Kehinde Odebunmi, CEO of PromisePoint Ltd., Mrs. Bukola Farinde and Olu of Itapaji, …
Chief Audu Ogbeh with Mr. Kehinde Odebunmi, CEO of PromisePoint Ltd when he visite PromisePoint facility under construction Read MoreStories by John Oba Abuja As part of eff orts to enhance the federal government’s zero reject programme, the FCT FADAMA III addition fi nancing project has commenced another capacity …
FCT Fadama trains 3,300 farmers Read MoreBy Najib Sani Bauchi Women farmers in Bauchi state have called on the state government to allocate at least 10 percent of its budget to agriculture in the 2018 fi …
Women task govt on increased for agric budget Read MoreTh e Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has debunked having any Facebook account, saying any Facebook account attributed to him is fake. Th e minister in …
I don’t have Facebook account – Ogbeh Read MoreBy Aideloje Ojo Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has said the future of the nation’s economy “does not lie in oil, but in agriculture.” Bello stated this …
Nigeria’s economic future in agric not oil – Bello Read MoreBy Kabiru Dogon Daji Birnin Kebbi Th e federal government has said that it had purchased two million metric tonnes of assorted grains from the local farmers to feed the …
FG buys 2m metric tons of grains from local farmers – Osinbajo’ Read MoreInvestment in seed market has attracted the attention of governments of most countries as a conscious measure to avert threat to food security. FRIDAY AGBOSEINA writes Th e threat to …
Improving farmers’ fortunes with high quality seeds Read MoreDr. Olusegun Philip Ojo is the Director-General, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC). In this interview with FRIDAY AGBOSEINA, he speaks on the imperative of improving farm yields using improved high …
There is no food security if there is no seed security– Ojo Read MoreAs calls for investment in agriculture in Nigeria continue to receive support, one critical aspect that many Nigerians have failed to dive into is the marketing value chain. JOHN OBA …
First Indigenous agricultural marketing network launched Read MoreStories by John Oba Abuja Th e FCT FADAMA three additional fi nancing project has promised to empower all the 121 youth and women trained in it enterprise development training …
FCT FADAMA trains 121 youth, women in agriculture Read MoreVoluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring is to help policy-makers boost the contribution of forests to sustainable energy and food security. Th is is even as it will also support …
‘New FAO guidelines can improve food security’ Read MoreBy Musa M. Buba Damaturu Th e Fadama lll Additional Funding ll project in Yobe state has constructed a mini earth dam and feeder roads in Nangere and Potiskum local …
Fadama III constructs mini dam, feeder roads in Yobe Read More