In a bid to steer Imo State towards sustainable economic growth, Hon. Barr Ted Chisom Ojukwu, lawmaker representing Nkwerre constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, has called upon Imo citizens to prioritize agriculture as a pivotal means to foster development and prosperity. Highlighting the intrinsic significance of agriculture, Hon. Barr Ted Chisom Ojukwu…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, announced that the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) is set to introduce the Young Farmers Club in Public Schools nationwide. This was stated during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme (RHI-WASP) in Maiduguri. Remi Tinubu, who was represented by the Wife of the Vice…
The Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Hon. Victor Ikeji has disclosed that his administration was working hard to push the Council to be none dependent on Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), through reviving the agriculture sector. Ikeji who made this disclosure when selected members of Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) paid…
Nigerian scholar, Dr Abdulrazak Ibrahim, invented an insect control technology that is protecting farmers' crops in Brazil. The genetic engineer co-led an African-Brazil project that is responsible for the creation of the first-ever biolistic facility to be in Northern Nigeria. Ibrahim said he got the inspiration to delve into science, technology and innovation pathways fields…
Temitope Amujo, Chairman of AMU-Gold Global Network, a cosmetic manufacturing company has pledged to plant a minimum of one million Shea butter trees to restore the vital trees destroyed by Charcoal dealers in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. Amujo said his company will partner the Elumelu Foundation to achieve this target, the…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, minister of agriculture and food security is asking stakeholders in the agriculture and food chain to collaborate with the government in the provision of seedlings for the major food crops that are needed to solve the challenge of food production in the country. He made the call at the high-level stakeholders’ forum…
Sesan Olowa, Chairman, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State has disclosed that the council has concluded its plans to boost agricultural produce within the council area. This, he said, would enable the council to also raise more revenue, disclosing that towards this end, the council is embarking on the establishment of cassava plantation hubs….
There are indications that otherwise hostile stakeholders in the food production chain will close ranks and focus on their responsibility to the society, particularly in the southwest geo-political zone of the country. This hope emanated from a recent reconciliation between herders and farmers in the zone. The step is being taken to promote food security…
The Chief Executive, Agricultural and Rural Management Training iInstitute, (ARMTI), Dr. Olufemi Oladunni has urged farmers to explore the $13.08 billion global basmati rice market to save the country from importation of rice. Basmati rice is a good source of energy due to its high carbohydrate content and provides essential nutrients like vitamins and…
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has announced plans to provide N1.6 billion worth of inputs to ginger farmers in three states, aiming to mitigate the impact of the ongoing blight epidemic affecting ginger farmlands nationwide. The initiative, unveiled at the launch of the Ginger Blight Epidemic Control Task Force support program in Kaduna,…
