The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has expressed the confidence that farmers in the state can provide the food needs of the country. The governor said this recently while inaugurating the Isuikwuato Agriculture Revolution Program, ISAREP, and Flag off of the 2024 Isuikwuato Planting Season held at Isuikwuato LGA headquarters. However, he said…
There is a good development in the agriculture sector in Ebonyi State. It is to the effect that farmers in the state will no longer be in want of fertilizer for their farms. Then they will also continue to get that farm input at an affordable rate. That is what the new administration in…
As part of efforts to ensure availability of staple food in Nigeria amidst the dwindling global resources and food shortages, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has distributed agricultural inputs to farmers in three states. The states are Abia state, in the Southeast zone, Kebbi and Yobe states, both in Northwest geo-political zone…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has vowed to increase its support for small-holder farmers in the region. The support would be geared towards enabling them to expand their operations and serve as training hubs for youths. The initiative aims to enhance food security and create employment opportunities for young people. Victor Antai, the Executive…
The Abia State is set to attract an ultra-modern dairy farm and milk processing plants, the first of such projects in the Southeast zone. Already a proposal for the establishment of the project has been tabled before Governor Alex Otti for his approval. The proposed dairy farm is being promoted by Blue Ribbon Limited,…
The Traditional Ruler-elect of Iho-Dimeze Autonomous Community in Ikeduru LGA of Imo, Dr. Martins Amaku, has advised farmers to embark on aggressive food production in order to withstand the biting economy. The monarch while giving cash support to several farmers in his community described them as the engine room of food sufficiency and…
The government at all levels have been called upon to bring back industries in agriculture that have become challenged or moribund, and also build new ones. This call was made by Rev. Father Andrew Obinyan in Benin, Edo State recently. He made the call while distributing money, clothes and food items to widows and indigent…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has solicited the cooperative efforts of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in boosting the exportation of primary products from Nigeria and Africa in general. Mr. Kalu made the call, when he visited the Director-General of the WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on the sidelines of…
Determined to fight food insecurity in his constituency as well as empower the youths for self-sustenance, the member representing Isiala Ngwa North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Ginger Onwusibe, has enlisted the assistance of the Agribusiness Incubation Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike for the realisation of that goal. The lawmaker disclosed…
Governors in the southeastern part of Nigeria who are planning to set up ranches in the zone had better watch the decision they take on the issue. This is because opposition against the idea keeps mounting by the day. The latest came from two elite groups in the zone who have issued warnings to the…
