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…
…. ‘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…
CHIEF: Leader, quite a long time. What is happening? l called your lines severally to no avail. Each time I called; I met a brick wall. What is the problem? Leader: Immediately we finished our festival last year, I had to go back to our village, in fact, my trip was timely, because my people…
Mohammed Umaru Bago, Niger State Governor has disclosed that the only way to address insecurity and ensure sustainable development in the northern part of Nigeria is a return to agriculture. Governor Bago who has the official title of Farmer Governor stated this at the 10th edition of the Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture held…
The women wing of All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, AFAN has a bright idea on how the government can successfully win the war against food insecurity and sustain the success. The group believes that they should be made an element in a partnership that would involve the government and officials charged with implementing policy decisions….
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has disclosed the partnership between the federal government and the Nigerian Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) to enforce strict compliance of sales and distribution of certified and approved inputs in the country. Kyari said this in Abuja while receiving Kabir Umar Fara, President of NAIDA, and…
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…
The federal government has shown demonstrable energy at increasing the production of wheat in the country. If this is done, it will not only assist in getting more food for the people, it will also reduce dependence on foreign countries. And wait for this: the economy will also breathe because the amount of foreign exchange…
Some farmers in Ekiti State had returned to the farms after the Christmas break with the hope that they would go into the new year in some form of abundance. They had harvested cassava from their farms, and were about to ship their products to the market. They were happy that returns from the farm…
The Federal Government has concluded its plans to revive the moribund Garri Processing Factory in Alapoti Village in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to a statement made available by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the move was in recognition of the agricultural potential of the community, which…
