Category: Agriculture
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Disease prevalence: Veterinary boss seeks robust database for animal health
Disease prevalence: Veterinary boss seeks robust database for animal health Participants at the technical meeting for the development of database on trans-boundary animal diseases Participants at the technical meeting for the development of database on trans-boundary animal diseases By Felicia Imohimi Dr Musa Mohammed, Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria (CVON), has tasked stakeholders…
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FCTA moves to transform fisheries sector to cash cow for national economy
FCTA moves to transform fisheries sector to cash cow for national economy By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has restated its commitment to transform the fisheries sector to become a cash cow for farmers in the territory and the national economy. The Mandate Secretary for the FCTA Agriculture…
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Gombe farmers seek rehabilitation of Balanga dam
Gombe farmers seek rehabilitation of Balanga dam The Dry Season Farmers Association in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State has expressed concern over lack of canals and other facilities at the Balanga Dam. They said the trend negatively affected productivity and forced most farmers out of business in the area. The Chairman…
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Ukraine to establish grain hub in Nigeria
The Government of Ukraine has expressed its readiness to establish grain hubs in Nigeria and other African countries as it donated about 25,000 tonnes of grains to Nigeria to boost bilateral ties. Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mr Mykola Solskyi, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when he led a delegation that…
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Chinese logistics network expands markets of agricultural products
By Li Xinping, Wang Yongzhan, People’s Daily The hottest days of the summer mark a time when peaches mature and hit the market. At 9:30 am, a box of peaches was sent to a Beijing consumer after a long air journey. The delivery took only less than 16 hours from a village in southwest China…
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Agric. Cooperative empowers 4,572 Kano residents in poultry farming
The National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria (NAMCON), says it has empowered no fewer than 4, 572 residents drawn from the 44 local government areas of Kano State on modern poultry farming. Dr Aliyu Waziri, NAMCON President, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that the initiative was part of the cooperative’s contribution to…
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FG, C/River laud impact of COVID-19 grant for agriculture
The Federal and Cross River State Governments have expressed satisfaction with the investment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) grants in agriculture for beneficiaries in the state. Representatives of both governments, made this known during a joint visit to some of the poultry and fish farms on Thursday in Calabar. Mrs Eunice Bisong, Head of Delivery Unit,…
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Milk Production: FECA targets production of 6,000 litres per day to boost IGR.
The Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), says it is targeting the production of 6,000 litres of milk per day, when all the Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) have been concluded with involved companies. The Provost of the College, Dr Akinyemi Fadiyimu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday…
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Stakeholders advocate domestication of gender policy in agriculture
Stakeholders in agriculture and environment sector have called for domestication of the National Gender Policy in Agriculture (NGPA), to accelerate sustainable agricultural production to achieve food security. The stakeholders included the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, the Nigerian Institute of Soil Science (NISS),…
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Poultry farmers lament harsh business conditions, fear more job losses
The Lagos State chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) envisages more job losses in the sector because of myriad challenges. Speaking with our correspondent in Lagos on Thursday, the chapter chairman, Mr Godwin Egbegbe, listed the challenges to include high cost of farm inputs, insecurity and disease outbreaks. “We envisage that we may…