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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
Pastoralists will soon be smiling, as they will get pastures with ease, while the incidence of conflict with farmers will reduce. It is believed that this development will also address the negative impact of herders’ invasion of farms to feed their cattle on food security. This is because states in the northern part of Nigeria…
Kano State is witnessing a revolution in agriculture. Aside from the investment in livestock, where feeds are grown and herders made to herd their cattle within a forest reserve, the government of Abba Yusuf is encouraging investment in storage and agro-allied establishments in the state. One major step is the commissioning recently by the Minister…
Livestock development is getting a great boost under the present administration. The latest news is that the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has made a significant breakthrough in livestock production with the submission of eight new pasture varieties for registration, release, and certification. It is reported that the development marks a major milestone in the…
There are growing concerns for ginger farmers in Nigeria, particularly the ones in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Farmers in the area have cried to the government for protection and support for them to overcome the problems faced over production of ginger. The affected farmers in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
Things are looking up in the mining sector in Nigeria. A sector where illegal activities ruled in the past and revenue ignored by the government is beginning to yield revenue to the country. Yet, there are indications that whatever is being realised now may just be the tip of the iceberg. Dr. Dele Alake, minister of Solid Minerals said…
