Category: Agriculture
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Nigerian farmers raise alarm as insecurity threatens food availability
Some stakeholders in the agriculture sector have appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts in curbing banditry, kidnapping and terrorism, as these can threaten food security. The stakeholders made the appeal in separate interviews with our correspondent on Friday in Abuja. They noted that the recent increase in kidnapping and banditry had made a…
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Wet Season Farming: FG to distribute farm inputs to farmers
The Federal Government says it will soon commence the distribution of agricultural inputs to Nigerian farmers for the 2021 Wet Season farming. Mr Theodore Ogaziechi , Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this on Thursday while speaking with our correspondent in Abuja. Ogaziechi said the distribution was to enhance production…
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Prices of root and tuber crops increase in FCT markets
The prices of root and tuber crops like yam and Irish potatoes have gone up in some markets in the FCT ahead of Sallah celebration. However, prices of foodstuffs like rice, beans, and garri have remained stable. A market survey by our correspondent on Wednesday in Abuja confirmed this information. A set of yam which…
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Kebbi, NNPC cassava-ethanol production programme excites Gov Bagudu
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu has expressed gratitude that the State -NNPC Cassava-based Ethanol production has blossomed successfully. Our correspondent reports that ethanol is a biofuel processed from starchy crops like Maize and Cassava and can be used as biofuel mainly in Brazil and the United States. Bagudu, who is the Chairman of the APC Progressive Governors’ Forum,…
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May Day : Bauchi workers want agric loan facilities
Workers in Bauchi State under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have called on the state government to support them with agricultural loan facilities for the 2021 raining season. Mr Danjuma Saleh, Chairman NLC Bauchi Council, made the call during commemoration of 2021 International Workers’ Day on Saturday in Bauchi. He said about 85% of the…
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Experts seek large firms inclusion in agriculture space
Experts on Thursday called for the inclusion of large firms to the nation’s current smallholder farming system to drive Nigeria’s agricultural sector to its maximum capacity. The experts made the call at the Institute of Directors (IoD) webinar with the theme: “Outlook of the 2021 Planting Season: Incentives and Opportunities.” Dr Debo Akande, Executive Adviser on…
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Kwara launches 500 hectares Youth Farm Scheme per LG
By Steve Oni, Ilorin In a move to boost food security in Kwara State, the state government has launched a pilot scheme of 500 hectares tagged ‘Farm Kwara’ in Ifelodun local government area of the state. The intention was to create farming communities that would nurture future agripreneurs, improve the productivity of smallholder farmers, and…
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Potato support project empowers 220 farmers in Plateau
Mr Thomas Muopshin, Project Coordinator, Plateau Potato Value Chain Support Project says the project has provided training and equipment to 220 farmers to boost potato farming in the state. Muopshin disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday in Jos. The coordinator said that the farmers were also linked with financial institutions, to…
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Ekiti state to partner Brazil on agribusiness, monorail, BRT — Gov.Fayemi
Ekiti state government, on Monday, said it had concluded plans to enter into partnership with a Brazilian organization, Africa –Brazil International Forum, in agribusiness, monorail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Gov. Kayode Fayemi, who made this known when he met with officials of the organisation in his office in Ado-Ekiti, said that improving transportation and agriculture…
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Bird flu outbreak: Over 10,000 birds destroyed in Jos –PAN
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Plateau state chapter, has said that over 10,000 birds had been destroyed in Jos as a result of the outbreak of bird flu, according Mrs Nanji Gambo, the Public Relations Officer of the association. She told our correspondent, on Tuesday, in Jos, that officials of the state and Federal ministries…