Government has been advised to focus on boosting food production through mechanized agriculture this year rather than on unnecessary expenses. This advice was given by the newly elected Chairman of the Poultry Association of Ogun State, (PANOG), Yinka Lawal who blamed those he labeled as “emergency backyard poultry farmers” and middlemen for the high prices…
In the latest move to foster peace and solve the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in Adamawa State, a non-governmental organization, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) in its end of the peace project in the state has handed over the peace structures it created to the government at both the state and local council…
Just as nigerians thought that the Lakaruwa armed bandits, terrorizing states in the northwest zone of the country had been sufficiently decimated the group struck again. This time, they caused the nation great damage, as the fire exchange between them and men of the Kebbi State police command left two police personnel dead. They also…
For rice farmers at the Ada Rice Farm in Uzo Uwani local government area of Enugu State and the state government the joy of 2024 yuletide was a distant experience. They had worked hard and were expecting a bountiful harvest from the dry season rice farming harvest season this year but herdsmen and their cattle…
A foremost agro-processing company, Chi Farms Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with the federal government, has launched an initiative aimed to develop the meat processing sector. They plan to do this by establishing six new factories in a $2.5bn livestock investment plan. This was facilitated by the visit of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and…
The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to the development of the numerous opportunities that abound in the livestock sector to enhance national economic development. The Minister for Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, said this while inspecting livestock projects at the Modibbo Adama University in Yola. After touring the university’s veterinary clinic, artificial insemination…
The Minister of Livestock Development, Di Maiha, has called for stringent regulations on milk collection mechanisms and value chain distribution. Maiha, speaking at the 2024 edition of the Continuing Education Programme for Veterinary Professionals in Abuja, emphasised that the vaccination of cattle should be prioritised to enhance the healthy consumption of dairy products. The event,…
Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji, has lamented the significant capital flight caused by the country’s reliance on livestock imports due to its inability to meet domestic consumption demands. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee in Abuja, Raji noted that the annual production in Nigeria’s livestock sector is estimated…
