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NIGER STATE COMMENCES LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago1 month ago01 mins

The Niger State Government has taken a significant step towards agricultural transformation with the inauguration of a 22-member Livestock Development Committee. Led by Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago’s administration, the committee is tasked with driving impactful initiatives to revolutionize the livestock sector. The committee’s mandate includes formulating and implementing policies to enhance livestock production, improve animal…

NIGERIA LEANS ON BRAZIL FOR A BREAK IN AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Nigeria and Brazil have signed a $1 billion agreement to boost agriculture, food security, energy, and defense in Nigeria. The deal, signed in Abuja during an official visit by Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, includes the supply of mechanized agricultural equipment, training of specialists, and the opening of service centers across the country. Nigerian Vice…

RESEARCHERS OUT TO BOOST EFFORTS TO TACKLE FOOD INSECURITY

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago1 month ago03 mins

There is a movement towards breaking the yoke of crude agricultural practice to bring about the benefits of modern farming. This is as a result of the collaboration between the Agricultural Research institutes across Nigeria and the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWFON). The aim is to promote good farming practices and enhance agricultural…

CROSS RIVER PLANS A REVOLUTION IN COFFEE PRODUCTION

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago1 month ago02 mins

A revolution is in the offing in Cross River state. The revolution is in the area of production coffee, one of the agricultural products that the state is known for. To make this happen, the State government and JR Farms have partnered to cultivate 30 million coffee seedlings across the state. The objective is aimed…

FARMERS IN KOGI AND NASARAWA STATES GET FREE FERTILISER

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Farmers in Kogi and Nasarawa states are in for a good time. Some of them will not have to brood over how to get fertiliser for the wet season. This is because the authorities are giving them free fertiliser for use on their farms. In Kogi state, the government distributed 103,200 bags of fertilisers worth ₦3.2 billion to 30,000…

NIGERIA’S AGRO-PRODUCTS AMONG ITEMS GRANTED DUTY-FREE ACCESS TO THE U.K.

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago01 mins

The trade relation between the United Kindom and Nigeria is beginning to yield more dividends for Nigeria, and Nigerian farmers, as well as agro-products producers. This positive development followed the decalration by the United Kingdom to grant duty-free or reduced-tariff access to over 3,000 Nigerian products. The products include cocoa, cashew, and textiles, under its Developing Countries…

EBONYI NSCDC BURSTS FERTILISER FRAUD,CULPRIT ESCAPES ARREST

Anthony Ogbekile 021 month ago02 mins

The security operatives in Ebonyi State have placed people in the state on red alert after they cracked a fertiliser fraud involving diversion and adulteration. The discovery was made by the state chapter of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). the command said it arrested two suspects for allegedly diverting and supplying adulterated…

EXPERT EMPHASISES MODERNISATION IN FARMING TO SOLVE FOOD INSECURITY

Anthony Ogbekile 022 months ago04 mins

If Nigeria is to solve the challenge of food availability and rising cost, the Federal and state governments must give priority to the modernisation of smallholder farming. Not only that, the government should also, as a matter of urgency, support processors through robust policies aimed at achieving food security and boosting agribusiness in Nigeria. This was…

NIRSAL PARTNERS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FEEDLOT MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Anthony Ogbekile 023 months ago02 mins

There is an attempt to improve on the capacity of stakeholders in the livestock value chain in Nigeria. This is evident in the collaboration between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The initiative is aimed to undertake a Feedlot Management Training Programme. The gains of the initiative…

VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA WANTS TO BE A COCOA FARMER

Anthony Ogbekile 023 months ago02 mins

Cocoa farmers in Nigeria will soon have a high profile member in their midst. He is no other person than the number two citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Vice-President Kashim Shettima. He told a delegation of the World Cocoa Foundation, WCF that visited him in his office at the Aso Villa in Abuja….