…TARGETS PRODUCTION OF 500,000 HECTARES OF MAIZE, RICE, OTHERS The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soya beans with $134m in Nigeria. The President of the bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, during a visit to the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Kano recently said the support…
Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, Wife of Ekiti State Governor has disclosed her readiness to commence a market outreach tagged Aya Gomina N Be Oja Wo (Governors Wife Visits Markets) to all parts of the state to patronise local market women and also empower indigent traders. Dr. Oyebanji at a meeting with Iyalojas (market leaders) in all…
Arc Ibrahim Kabir, The National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, has said that to combat high food prices and hunger in the land, the Federal Government need to establish veritable food banks across the geopolitical zones in the country. In a statement personally signed by the President, he said, Beyond one-off releases from…
The popular Yankalli Market, a major commodity markets in Jos, Plateau State, has been taken over by Security operatives including soldiers, police, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). They took positions there to foil the threat by hoodlums to break into the market to cart away food and other items. The joint security…
‘Heavens help those who help themselves’, that appears to be the advice of the United States to the government of Nigeria on agriculture. This can be deduced from the statement made by David Greene, US Charge dAffaires in Nigeria, recently. He said, We know that agriculture in Nigeria has lots of incredible potential. The US…
By the time he started out as a farmer he was sufficiently interested and learned about the art of farming that it would be wrong to say he went in out of sheer necessity or because he had no options. Yes, he took up a job on a farm when it was becoming difficult to…
The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has urged breweries to patronise smallholder farmers in Enugu in the bid to source raw materials for production. The governor made the remark during a courtesy visit by Ama Brewery, Enugu, on Thursday. The manager of Ama Brewery, Enugu, Peter Ani, extolled Mr. Mbah for creating the right environment…
In its bid to improve productivity and food security, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has distributed plant seedlings, fertiliser, herbicide and poultry feeds to 250 farmers in Anambra State. The items were distributed at a Training and Empowerment of Verified and Validated Beneficiaries of the National Poverty…
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…
…. ‘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…
