By Patricia Amogu The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, says cashew nuts export from Nigeria generated over 250 million dollars in 2022 and it is expected to fetch Nigerian farmers about 500 million dollars in 2023 . Represented by Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary of theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), FCT Chapter has urged the Federal Government and FCT administration to assist members affected by natural disaster to resuscitate their businesses. Mr Pius Aminu, PAN Chairman, FCT chapter made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Hajara Leman The Dry Season Farmers Association in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State has expressed concern over lack of canals and other facilities at the Balanga Dam. They said the trend negatively affected productivity and forced most farmers out of business in the area. The ChairmanContinue Reading
By Adepote Arowojobe and Olayinka Olawale Some traditional rulers in Lagos have applauded the Lagos State Government for the completion and inauguration of the Eko Rice Mill in Imota community, Ikorodu. The traditional rulers described the project which was launched on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 as aContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated a 32-metric tonnes per hour Lagos Rice Mill in Imota, Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, to support rice revolution in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos Rice Mill, Imota, is a 2 xContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Board of Trustees and CGIAR have appointed Dr Simeon Ehui as the Director-General for IITA and Regional Director for Continental Africa for CGIAR. This is contained in a statement made available on Saturday in Ibadan by Katherine Lopez, the organisation’sContinue Reading
Mr Daniel Alozie, LIFE-ND State Project Accountant, addressing participants at the event in Umuahia on Friday By Leonard Okachie The Abia State Project Coordinating Office of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has trained some farmers on keeping basic accounting records. Participants in theContinue Reading
By Lizzy Okoji The Government of Ukraine has expressed its readiness to establish grain hubs in Nigeria and other African countries as it donated about 25,000 tonnes of grains to Nigeria to boost bilateral ties. Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mr Mykola Solskyi, made this known on TuesdayContinue Reading
Some beneficiaries at the recent Livelihoods and Nutritional Empowerment (LINE) Project Close-out and Lessons’ Dissemination event in Bauchi A news analysis by Angela Atabo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Bauchi State, just like most states in northern Nigeria, has had its share of agricultural challenges. Although farming is oneContinue Reading
Mrs Karima Babangida, a Director at FMARD, has said that Nigeria has the potential to produce more than 40 metric tonnes per hectare (mt/ha).Continue Reading
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