A total of 500 Anambra farmers will benefit from the Co-operative Farmers Scheme sponsored by John Bosco Onunkwo Foundation, a private initiative. The scheme, which is distributing fifty seed yams to farmers across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra state, has commenced the first phase of the programme in Aguata local government area.According to…
The 1,415 cocoa farmers asked to vacate the lands earlier allocated to them have defeated Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State in the first round of the case in the court. They had approached the high court sitting in Effraya, Etung Local Government Area of the state to ask for protection from the government,…
An Enugu-born commercial farmer, Ahmad Sani Ibrahim, formerly known as Friday Nnaji, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13, raising the alarm over alleged criminal defamation and attempts by some persons to misrepresent his farming partnership with the Enugu State Government. He is pleading with the law enforcement agency to investigate the matter…
The Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru, says only registered farmers will procure subsidised farm inputs from the state government. Ubru disclosed this while speaking in Enugu. He said the office was open for farmers in the state to register, especially as the state was preparing for pre-farming training to launch…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, has launched the Renewed Hope Initiative-Women Agricultural Support Programme, RHI-WASP in four of the six geo-political zones of the country. The zones are the Southwest, the Northcentral, the Northeast, the Northwest. The programme is part of efforts to compliment the steps being taken by her husband to…
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…
Farmers in Odokpe Community in Anambra State have expressed disgust at the alleged government’s lack of interest to support farmers in the area, alleging that they were being sidelined in the disbursement of agricultural loans in the state. Mr. Simon Odogwuocha, the former APGA Ward Chairman of Odokpe, expressed the feeling of the farmers…
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…
Hon. Ibe Okwara, the House of Representatives member for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, has supported his constituents with farm inputs to enhance their activities as another farming season approaches. In his speech during the presentation of the inputs, Hon. Ibe said the gesture was one of his little ways to ensure…
Farmers in Abia State have been advised to take advantage of the available land in the state for cultivation of crops in order to mitigate hunger. The advice was given by the state commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Monica Ironkwe who was speaking to the farmers during a three day training exercise in Umudike….
