Farmers from five local government areas in Enugu State have joined their counterparts in Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba states to benefit from the federal government efforts at fighting food insecurity by promoting dry season farming in Nigeria. They were recently presented with farm implements and seedlings worth N40 million. The federal government…
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…
If you are the type who indulges in eating between meals, and your favourite is that snack you can readily grab on the road, you must watch what you eat from now on. This is because there are suspicions that some of the people who sell snacks, particularly along the road, most especially in traffic,…
As the state and federal governments collaborate to ensure massive production of foods and other agricultural products, farmers have been implored not to entertain any fear about how to dispose their harvests. This is because the federal government plans to bring back the commodities exchange that was used to great advantage by past governments in…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security is the minister for the season. His office is the one stop place for most visitors to Abuja, especially state governors. The reason is the emphasis placed on agriculture and food production by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Governors are either visiting the minister to…
Four genetically modified TELA maize varieties have been endorsed by the federal government in Nigeria. The varieties which have been approved for commercialisation are insect resistant and drought tolerant varieties. That is the position of the federal government now to improve maize yield in the country. The approval was granted by the National Committee on…
The focus on agriculture under this dispensation is not limited to food items alone. Part of it is also geared towards bringing back that era when Nigeria was a known big producer of cocoa in the world. The development now is that just as some states in the country are revving up the effort in…
Choir Master: Daddy, good morning, sir. How was your night? What of Mummy and all my aburos? Pastor: Good morning brother Peter, how was your night too? What about sister Celia?But why are you here this early? Is there any programme slated for today that I am not aware of? Choir master: I am very…
MAMA KUBURATU: Mama Salamatu, where are you coming from? You are walking in this scorching sun, without an umbrella or headgear, this is very strange.Your appearance self, very dull and uninviting, what is the problem? Mama Salamatu: Please, don’t mind me, people are ready to run you crazy, as long as you allow them. But…
The hope that food production will increase in 2024, giving impetus to the goal of targeting zero hunger in the near future, appears to be coming to reality by the day. This is because the decision by the federal government to undertake massive production of food items is being keyed into by the state governments,…
