It was just a demonstration of how emotive the issue of presence of herdsmen in certain areas in Nigeria could be. The Enugu State Government, in an attempt to regulate and ensure non-denial of source of meat to its people, decided to encourage ranching in the state but the response was an uproar from the…
In a bid to end hunger and high cost of living in Nigeria and South East in particular, the wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has concluded arrangements to empower Twenty farmers each from the five South East States. This is even as she assured Nigerians that hard times would soon be over. The…
TRADERS IN FOODSTUFF AND CATTLE DECRY MULTIPLE TAXATION IN SOUTH-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) has decried the multiple taxes imposed on them on South-East and South-South highways. The national president of AUFCDN, Mohammed Tahir, made this known during a meeting of the union in Enugu on…
All is set for the African Development Bank (AfDB) to commence the disbursement of $540 million fund to the first set of States in Nigeria for the development of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in the country. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima called for immediate action, saying it was time for the…
…. ‘YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE INFLUX OF INVESTORS- AGRIC COMMISSIONER, UBRU Things appear to be turning around for farmers across the country. While the governments at the state and federal levels are distributing farm inputs for farmers to thrive during the dry season, the governments are collaborating with agencies, locally and globally, to make…
Good times are here for women farmers in Nigeria. The tenth Senate is said to be committed to addressing challenges faced by the farmers so as to improve their participation in agriculture. The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, made this known recently. It was at this years Gender Policy in Agriculture organised by the…
A fresh attack on over 35,000 hectares of rice farm in Enugu State has caused new concerns about the success of efforts to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria. This was made known by a group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers. The group which expressed sadness over the development said the farmland is at…
The Abia Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has resuscitated the Monthly Technology Review Meeting (MTRM) for the state’s Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). The MTRM which was held at the National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike recently, had stakeholders from NRCRI and ADP share knowledge and ideas on the current agronomy practices. During the meeting, the researchers…
Gov Alex Otti of Abia State has advocated increased production of cashew as a means of foreign exchange earner to boost the economy of Nigeria. He said cashew, and they Agricultural sector generally potentially holds the magic wand that will transform the economy of Nigeria and sub saharan Africa. Dr Otti who spoke in Enugu…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is collaborating with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to give support to farmers in Ebonyi state to enhance food production during the ongoing dry season. The support comes under the FG/IFAD -assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). 150 farmers from the state have been selected for the support….
