THE postponement of the deadline for the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) came as a relief to Nigeria and other affected countries. However, not a few cocoa farmers in Nigeria are still in panic mode. Read the first part of this report HERE State governments step up investments amid extension Findings show…
The fall armyworm is a destructive pest that primarily attacks maize (corn) crops but can also infest over 80 other plant species, including rice, sorghum, and vegetables. LOSSES CAUSED BY FALL ARMYWORM The losses and damages caused by fall armyworm in maize can vary depending on factors such as the severity of the infestation, the…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has expressed commitment to ensuring that the state’s rich agricultural endowment is developed and becomes its economic mainstay. Mr Otu made the commitment when he received the report of the Fact-finding Committee on activities of the Eng-Haut Rubber Industry in Akamkpa LGA in his office in Calabar. He…
A study by a private organisation has suggested measures to be taken by the authorities to avert what it described as a looming danger in the food sector in the coming year. The report commissioned by AFEX, a commodity trade solutions company, has recommended measures for the federal government to address price volatility in the…
Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Amobi Ogah, has cautioned the Muslim community in Umuchieze over attacks on members of his constituency on the guise of herdsmen. He gave the warning when he visited Umuchieze Cattle Market, Lokpanta in LGA to…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of a fake product labelled as “Dettol Health Fresh Soap” in the market. According to the ‘Public Alert’ issued by the Agency on its website on Thursday, the product was reported to have caused skin irritation to a complainant. “The…
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…
Federal ministries are forming alliances to ensure that the obstacles before the objective of the government to bring about sufficiency in food production do not hamper the dream of the country. It is in realisation of this objective to end food shortages in the country that two critical federal ministries have come together. The Ministries…
The Kano state Government and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have been commended for the tremendous sales of cow milk recorded in Kano to the tune of N200m daily. This was disclosed by the chairman of the Cow Milk Marketers Association at Wanbai Market, Kano State, Alhaji Muhammad Alaramma. “The business of cow milk in…
The government has identified two major factors responsible for the failure of efforts at bringing down the prices of food items in the country. The factors were disclosed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. FCCPC. The Commission said it discovered the factors during its recent fact-finding research. It said that traders in major…
