In a significant step toward reducing post-harvest losses and curbing exploitative practices in the agricultural sector, the Ekiti state government has established the Ilu Eye Agro Trading and Aggregation Company. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade said the firm will oversee direct buyback of key commodities, including rice paddy, beans, maize, garri,…
The announcement by Professor Babagana Zulum, Borno State Governor, to subsidise cost of petroleum products in the state will be of greater benefit to farmers. It will particularly bring relief to those of them impacted by insurgency. Professor Zulum had said that he was going to bring down the cost of petrol per litre to…
Governor Bassey Otu has revealed that his administration’s agricultural programmes in Cross River state have started yielding fruits. He re-emphasised food as a compulsory factor for the growth of any society and reiterated his commitment to better feed the people of the state. The governor said agriculture was receiving serious attention in the state, since…
Nigeria’s inability to tap into the livestock market was due to the absence of a robust system to track and monitor livestock movement and health status. This is according to Muritala Alade-Bamgbala the Chief Executive Officer of Protein Trail Technology, a government solution-focused firm with the aim of sanitising Nigeria’s meat value chain. He, therefore…
The Abia State government has decided to initiate fresh bids for the management of its four farm estates. The government had revoked the contracts of the former investors reportedly in public interest, and alleging that they failed to fulfill their contractual obligations. The government also said that the terms of their contract were against the…
If the report of the All Farmer Association of Nigeria (AFAN) is anything to go by, Nigerians should brace up for a food crisis in 2025. The President of AFAN, Kabir Ibrahim urged citizens to prepare for tough times ahead, unless something is done urgently to curb currency volatility, insecurity and climate change. “Nigeria is…
The Singapore-based agribusiness giant Olam Group has confirmed that it received an offer from the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) to buy out the remaining stake in Olam Agri. SALIC, a state-owned entity, currently holds a 35.4% stake in Olam Agri, having acquired it in 2022 as part of a Strategic Supply &…
Farmers in Imo State should not fold their arms and lament the dearth of arable land in the state, as there are solutions to the problem. This was the submission of Emeka Ihedioha, former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and the politician who was removed by the court in 2020, after one year…
The Kano state Government and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have been commended for the tremendous sales of cow milk recorded in Kano to the tune of N200m daily. This was disclosed by the chairman of the Cow Milk Marketers Association at Wanbai Market, Kano State, Alhaji Muhammad Alaramma. “The business of cow milk in…
The chairman of Abakaliki Rice Millers Association Mr. Linus Obeji has commended the Governor of Ebonyi state, Francis Nwifuru, for the significant growth in rice farming in the state. The Abakaliki Rice Mill Industries boss while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital stated that the support of the state government has led to…
