World wastes one-third of its foods-AfDB
Acting Vice-President, Operations, African Development Bank, ADB, Kapil Kapoor said Africa needs to review its commitment in agriculture, saying it should not been seen as a way of life, but business....
View ArticleExperts task farmers on revitalizing North East’s agric sector
Farmers and agro- allied stakeholders in the country have been urged to halt the dwindling fortunes of agriculture, especially in the north eastern part of the country. This call was made in Zaria by a...
View ArticlePests, not rain drought, responsible for tomato scarcity
Consumers across the country have been lamenting over scarcity of some agro-commodities since about two months ago and there is no sign of any remedy in sight yet. Although tomato is the major and...
View ArticleFirm plans N7bn poultry farm in Nigeria
An agricultural company, Multi-Net Group Nigeria, has hinted of its plan to build a ‘world-class’ poultry farm at a cost of N7 billion in the country. The company’s Chairman, Dr. Uzoma Obiyo, who made...
View ArticleAfDB earmarks N34.5bn for Nigeria’s agric sector programmes
African Development Bank, AfDB, said it had earmarked $175 million, about N34.5 billion to improve Nigeria’s agricultural sector. AfDB Country Director, Ousmane Dore, who disclosed this when he visited...
View ArticleKano farmers hit by fertilizer scarcity
Kano farming community has been facing challenges of fertilizer owing to failure by the state and local governments to facilitate the procurement of fertilizer required by them for the 2016 farming...
View ArticleFarmers working below capacity –PAN
The President of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, has declared that the farmers in the country, especially the poultry farmers, have been producing below their capacity due...
View ArticleFG assures on containment of tomato disease
The Federal government has assured Nigerians that Government is taking proactive steps to contain the precarious disease ravaging tomato farms in the country. The invasion of tomatoes in many farms...
View ArticleFG to extend RUFIN scheme for farmers
The Federal Government has declared to continue the Rural Finance Institution Building Programme, RUFIN, to empower more local farmers in all the 12 participating states across the country. This was...
View ArticleJigawa to partner NARICT on fertilizer, tomato processing
Jigawa State Government is set to partner with National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, NARICT, Zaria, in the areas of fertilizer and tomato processing. The State Governor, Muhammad Badaru...
View ArticleFarmers bemoan fertilizers’ price hike
Farmers under the umbrella of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, have decried the hike in the price of fertilisers by suppliers and other middlemen in the distribution chain. The apex...
View ArticleFG sustains SG2000 programme to enhance small-scale farming
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has promised to build on the foundation of the Sasakawa-Global 2000 (SG2000) programme to further develop agriculture as a key component of...
View ArticleAgribusiness key to Africa’s economic growth – AfDB
The African Development Bank has said there was the need for collaboration to transform Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness in order to achieve long-term wealth creation and prosperity in the...
View ArticleAttaining SDG2: GODAN calls for an end to hunger through open data
Franka Osakwe Today, nearly 800 million people worldwide are extremely hungry and malnourished, with majority living in Sub-Saharan Africa- a place with vast arable lands. Experts have shown that the...
View ArticleFG targets $8bn savings from food storage facilities
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said that the Federal Government would save over $8 billion through the Nigerian Stored Products Research...
View ArticleBOI, NIRSAL partner to boost agricultural lending
As part of effort to provide support to the growth of agricultural sector in the country, Bank of Industry, BOI, and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, NIRSAL,...
View ArticleNigeria’s livestock market value to hit N2trn
….Lagos consumes N1.8bn worth of livestock daily Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has projected its current efforts to create a structured market for the...
View ArticleFG to distribute 900m palm seedlings to farmers
The Federal Government is set to distribute 900 million seedlings of high yielding palms to farmers in the coming weeks to boost palm oil production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and...
View ArticleFG mulls amendment of Land Use Act for food security
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has canvassed the urgent need for amendment of the Land Use Act as a strategic option for improving agricultural productivity and by...
View ArticleTanzania to export 100,000 tons of maize to Zimbabwe
Tanzania recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zimbabwe for the export of 100,000t of maize in 2016–2017 at USD345 per ton. Zimbabwe used to import maize from Zambia; however, the...
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