Though the records presented to the National Assembly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security indicate that there has been an increase in agricultural proceeds within the last three years, the ministry says it has had to battle with challenges, including structural factors. Part of these challenges are the limited resources available for its…
Though God gave man control over the earth, it is also expected that he treats it with respect. That is the advice given by the Most Reverend Mathew Kukah, the Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese recently. He was speaking at the 24th edition of CHIEF S. L. Edu Memorial lecture. The event, which was organised…
When the Bola Ahmed Tinubu came in as the president of the country on May 29, 2023, nearly every citizen thought everything would change over night. Judging from the history of his performance, as governor in Lagos for eight years, to his campaign slogan of Re- Newed Hope Agenda, people believed, either wrongly or otherwise,…
As part of efforts to increase food production in Nigeria, the federal government has decided to build a new dam at Bichi in Kano State. For that purpose, it has voted N1.5 billion. The Bella Dam Project, which is to be sited in Bichi Local Government area is expected to provide irrigation for farmers in…
Dr Adedayo Adeyemo, a staff of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, is a non-Ruminant production specialist, basically poultry and rabbit. He has been involved in researches aimed at developing local content for the care of livestock, in order to improve quality animal in Nigeria. In this interview with Bushlink, conducted by Aderemi Oladipupo, Dr. Adeyemo…
Mrs. Folake Fasan ,is a vegetables seller, she sells all types of vegetables, around Aro Lambo, Motogun Road, Oke Aro ,Ogun State,She has being into this trade for more than five years now, yet she is enjoying every bit of it. Fasan who hails from Ondo town in Ondo State, took to vegetable farming after…
For Nigeria to successfully transition to clean energy stakeholders must ensure a balanced, inclusive, and data-driven approach. This should also be backed up by a deliberate shift from linear energy use to circular systems that promote innovation, green jobs, and inclusive access. Those were the resolutions adopted by experts at a forum organised by Rite…
The initiative was to change the face of Agricultural practice by the Federal government, under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation programme in order to make farming modern and attractive to youths, but unfortunately, seven months after the launching,the tractors are sitting pretty well at the premises of National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) in Sheda, along…
The federal government, as part of efforts to improve power supply and ease agriculture practice, has handed over the Ikere Gorge Dam to a private company, the Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, under a public private partnership, PPP. The ceremony which was done on Friday at the Ikere community in the Iseyin local government…
It was celebration time at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAB as the university held its 33rd convocation with exciting milestones. First, it churned out 104 first class graduates from different faculties and programmes, with Osiama Chinyere of the department of Food and Nutrition as the overall graduating students who finished her academic race…
