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BLIGHT EPIDEMIC: SENATOR WANTS GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST GINGER FARMERS

Anthony Ogbekile8 months ago04 mins

The Senator representing Southern Kaduna, Sunday Marshall Katung, has expressed fears that Nigeria may lose its position in the global market as the second-largest producer of ginger if farmers are not compensated. This followed the loss of N12 billion worth of goods due to the fungal disease that affected ginger farmers in the area. The…

BLIGHT EPIDEMIC: FG SUPPORTS GINGER FARMERS WITH N1.6 BN INPUTS

Anthony Ogbekile8 months ago03 mins

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has announced plans to provide N1.6 billion worth of inputs to ginger farmers in three states, aiming to mitigate the impact of the ongoing blight epidemic affecting ginger farmlands nationwide. The initiative, unveiled at the launch of the Ginger Blight Epidemic Control Task Force support program in Kaduna,…