By Felicia Imohimi Dr Ifeanyi Ogbu, the immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) FCT Chapter, has called for the establishment of veterinary medical centres in all Local Government Areas in the country. Ogbu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has called on government to make necessary interventions in order to save poultry farming from imminent collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the association made the call at a news conference on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) distributed 14,633 hybrid coconut seedlings to farmers in five states on Tuesday to boost productivity. The states that benefitted are Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, and Kogi. The ministry explained that it carefully selected the five major coconut-producingContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi ECOWAS has given $77,942 as training grant to 150 farmers in Bauchi State and the FCT to boost food security in Nigeria. The beneficiaries are farmers of the Community Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (COMAFAS). Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture made thisContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says, it has taken steps to eliminate Dog – mediated Human rabies in the Nigeria environs by 2030. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this at a joint ministerial news conference to commemorate the World Rabies Day on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Kuru, near Jos, has developed a new variety of potato to tackle outbreak of blight. Dr Khaya Shuaibu, a researcher in the institute, stated this at the Green Field Day, organised for potato farmers on Monday in Bokkos. Shuaibu saidContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN) has called on investors and stakeholders to establish coconut processing industry across coconut producing states in the country. Dr Nma Okoroji, National President of the association made the call on the sideline of the commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), on Friday performed the ground breaking of its milk production factory in Giri, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Performing the ceremony, Dr Alan Sy-Traore, Director of Agriculture in ECOWAS Commission, commended NANTS for living up to expectationsContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The World Bank announced its commitment to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for sustainable economic development and for food security on Thursday in Abuja. It announced the commitment when its team on Sustainable Power and Irrigation in Nigeria/ Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria, (SPIN/TRIMING) project officials visited theContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), on Wednesday, trained and empowered selected women and youths from Oyo and Ogun states on small ruminants production. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, while declaring open a two-day trainingContinue Reading
