The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission has trained 150 youths in table fish production as part of efforts to boost job creation and support the employability of young people in the fisheries section. The 150 youths who underwent an intense 4-month training took part in a graduation ceremony on Tuesday March 19,…
Abia State government has entered into partnership with the National Root Crops Research Institute,NRCRI, Umudike to establish an agro-processing zone at Industrial Park, Owaza. The commissioner for agriculture, Monica Ironkwe announced this while hosting the state chapter of Rice Farmers and Rice Mill Owners Association of Nigeria in her office in Umuahia, the state capital….
As part of Niger Delta Development Commissions efforts to ensure food security in the Niger Delta region, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the commission at a strategic meeting between the Commission and a delegation from Farmers Association in Port Harcourt, Rivers State partnered with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). At the meeting,…
…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…
