The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned traders, and farmers to desist from the forceful practices of ripening fruits, adulterating palm oil, and sale of contaminated meat and grains. During a sensitisation campaign in Abuja, the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Dr Adamu AbdullahI on Thursday decried the unhealthy attitude of…
In a bid to cushion the effect of hardship and the food crises in the country, the Federal Government has donated 70 trucks of fertilisers to support farmers, agricultural activities in Kano state. In a statement released by Malam Sunusi Bature, Director- General, Media and Publicity it was made known that Kabir Yusuf, Kano State…
No fewer than 49,000 farmers from three oil producing states smiled home recently with support to aid their trade. The farmers are from three states of Ondo, Edo and Delta. They got handsome financial support from The Partnership for Initiative in Niger Delta, The PIND. The body said the farmers and people in the small…
The support to ease the pain of ginger farmers who suffered losses as a result of the blight epidemic is increasing by the day. This time, the farmers in Kaduna State are getting claims from an insurance company for the tragedy. The firm, Leadway Assurance Company Limited, in partnership withHeifer Project International and Pula Advisors,…
Ginger farmers who suffered losses as a result of the blight epidemic last March would have every cause to smile, as they approach a new planting season. This follows the support from the federal government, which is to be complemented by the Kaduna State government. To start with, under the aegis of the National Agricultural…
The leaders of a farmers group and a cooperative society in Enugu state, Obimo Farmers Association and Izunwanne Obimo Multi Purpose Cooperative Society have called on the Governor Peter Mbah to come to the aid of Obimo Community in Nsukka local Government Area of Enugu state. The farmers want the government to provide them with…
Chinedu Ogah, a member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives has distributed 200 bags of 25kg rice seeds and shared N70 million to farmers in the constituency. The lawmaker, who described agriculture as a solution to the hunger and general hardship ravaging the country, urged people to go into farming…
The Enugu State government has urged all residents to go back to the farm and cultivate any available space within their homes. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialisation, Mr. Patrick Ubru, made the appeal while flagging off the “Back-to-Farm” project of the Amurri Ancient Kingdom in Nkanu West Local Government Area. Mr. Ubru…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has onboarded host communities in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, and Rivers State for the agricultural specimen program, under the Holistic Opportunities and Programs for Empowerment (HOPE). The exercise was carried out at the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDDC, Chief Samuel…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has created a credit scheme, where his administration will be doling out N150 million every month to bolster agricultural development initiatives. Otu said the scheme was independent from the government. He said a credit-guarantee scheme had been established to facilitate financial assistance for dedicated farmers. The governor announced…
