Category: Agriculture
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Farmers in Hadejia-Jama’are basin can produce 3.6m tonnes of rice yearly – MD
Farmers in the Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority can produce 3.6m tonnes of rice every year. The Managing Director of the authority, Mr Ma’amun Da’u Aliyu, made this known in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday. He said that the basin covers over 300,000 hectares of irrigation farmland under its control. He said that…
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Food Security: RIFAN assures Nigerians of increased rice production
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo chapter, has assured Nigerians of their commitment to boost rice production to reduce high cost of the commodity. Mr Samuel Akande, the RIFAN Chairman, Oyo, gave the assurance in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday in Ibadan. Akande said that the farmers’ target for years was…
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Organic produce must be certified – Don
Dr Olufemi AyanfeOluwa, a lecturer at the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan says no agricultural produce should be termed organic unless certified by appropriate authorities. AyanfeOluwa made the declaration on Saturday in Abuja at an online presentation on Organic Agriculture Standard and Certification organised by Journalists Go Organic Movement. He said it was not sufficient…
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ABU to introduce courses on irrigation agronomy
The Division of Agricultural Colleges of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, is to introduce courses on irrigation agronomy to improve all-year-crops production. Prof. Musa Mahadi, the Director of the Division, who made this known in an interaction with newsmen in Zaria on Wednesday, said that this was to enhance food security in the country. According…
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1,300 Oyo women benefit from entrepreneurship training programme – Makinde
A total of 1,300 women entrepreneurs in Oyo state have been trained under a French government sponsored programme leveraging Nigeria’s agribusiness sector, Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state said on Friday, in Ibadan. He stated this at the launch of the training programme tagged; “Support to women entrepreneurship in the Agri-food sector in Nigeria (SWEAN)”,…
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Climate change: NEMA advises famers to plant improved seed varieties
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised farmers to use improved seed varieties to avoid any challenges as a result of low rainfall forecast for 2021 farming season. Mr Midala Anuhu, NEMA Head of Operations, Adamawa, made the call in an interview with our correspondent in Yola on Thursday. He said that based on…
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We `re expecting bumper harvest, say Ebonyi rice farmers
Some rice farmers in Ebonyi have expressed the hope of recording bumper harvest in 2021 with the current level of rainfall. They told our correspondent in Abakaliki on Thursday that 2021 would bring good fortune to them with the prevailing “good weather condition’’. Mr Chukwuma Elikoro, Chairman of Abakaliki Rice Traders, who commended the Federal…
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IFAD/FG/NDDC LIFE-ND project disburses N20m start-up funds to Ondo farmers
The IFAD-funded Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises -Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has disbursed over N20 million to Ondo farmers on behalf of the Federal Government (FG) and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the co-sponsors of the project. The money was distributed to the farmers trained under the LIFE-ND’s incubators/incubatees model programme, says the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
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RIFAN says Lagos Rice Mill launch will boost productivity
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has said the long-anticipated Rice mill project, promised by the Lagos State government, will boost local rice production when it goes into operation. The Deputy National Chairman of RIFAN, Mr Segun Atho, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Friday in Lagos. Atho said the proposed…
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Kano awards contract for establishment of 200 milk collection centres
The Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) has awarded contract for the establishment of 200 milk collection centres across the state. Our correspondent reports that each Milk Collection Centre, the government said will have a borehole equipped with a solar-powered pump and a 20,000 litres overhead tank, an inputs store and up to 10…