Agriculture
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Gov. Mutfwang seeks collaboration to revamp Plateau’s meat industry
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has called for collaboration and support of experts in the meat industry toward boosting meat business in the State. Mutfwang made the call on Saturday, shortly after he inspected the Abis Farms Ltd, an abattoir facility situated in Idu Industrial layout of the FCT. The governor declared his intention to replicate the structure and business…
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Post-harvest losses: Sasakawa, AfDB introduce Nasarawa rice farmers to harvesting technologies
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), an international NGO has introduced rice farmers in Nasarawa State to cost- effective harvesting technologies to reduce post-harvest losses. Mr Godwin Atser, Country Director of SAA, stated this at the “Brown” field day organised on Saturday for farmers in Lafia and Doma Local Government Areas of state. Atser said that the training of the farmers on…
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Why ABU is mentoring Daura transport varsity – Minister
Minister of Transportation, Sen. Sa’idu Alkali has explained that Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria was selected to mentor the new Federal University of Transportation Daura to ensure that the institution took off smoothly. He said during a visit to the new university on Friday that the Ministry had to seek for the support of the National Universities Commission (NUC), which…
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Epe losing its agricultural pedigree–Don
Dr Abdulkareem Onakoya, a lecturer in the Political Science Department of the Lagos State University of Education(LASUED), Noforija-Epe, says the town is losing its agricultural pedigree. Onakoya, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Epe, Lagos, said the development called for concern. He said that Epe had a big landmass for farming and for agricultural…
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Gombe state has potential to feed Nigeria, says Yahaya
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Thursday, said that the state has the agricultural potential to produce enough food to feed the nation. Yahaya stated this during the inauguration of a private fertiliser blending plant at Kwadom community in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state. He said the state has abundant arable landscape and human resource that could…
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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia boost bilateral relations for trade, agriculture, economic growth
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have pledged to improve bilateral relations, particularly in agriculture, trade and economic opportunities. This commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting between a delegation from Saudi Arabia, led by its Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Alfadley, and Nigerian officials on Thursday in Abuja. The Nigerian delegation was led…
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IFAD-LIFE-ND provides technical support to Abia farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development-sponsored Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for Niger Delta(LIFE-ND) has provided technical support to farmers in Abia communities. The IFAD-LIFE-ND team, which was in the state as part of its rural institutional strengthening, visited and interacted with farmers in their local communities. Speaking to journalists shortly after the interaction, Dr Clement Uwem, the Rural Institution, Youth…
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Hot weather: Poultry farmers may record over 50% mortality – Association
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has predicted over 50 per cent bird mortality rate, if the hot weather persists. The Chairman, PAN Lagos, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Iyiola noted that due to the rising temperature and heat wave, farmers across the…
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NABDA urges farmers to embrace biotechnology to boost productivity
Prof. Mustapha Abdullahi, the Director General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NABDA), has urged farmers to embrace biotechnology to boost food production in the country. Abdullahi made this call on Friday in Abuja at the One-day Biosafety and Biotechnology Sensitisation Workshop for Farmers Associations in Nigeria with the theme “Empowering Biotechnology: Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability.” The director-general said…
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Group insists on thorough stakeholders’ engagement on GMOs safety
The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), an NGO, says there is need for a thorough stakeholders’ engagement on the safety of genetically engineered crops, categorised as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Dr Segun Adebayo, Director of Operations, CEFSAR, made this advocacy on Thursday in Abuja, at a news conference. Adebayo said such ‘no holds barred’ engagement would create…
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FCTA-ACReSAL boosts agricultural production with tractors, boreholes in Kwali – Official
The World Bank-supported Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, Federal Capital Territory Protect Implementation Unit, has procured tractors to boost agricultural production in Kwali Area Council of the territory. Mr Lawan Geidam, Mandate Secretary, Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat, FCT Administration, disclosed this during engagement of community members from Wako-Pukafa Catchment Area of the council, on Thursday. Geidam, who…
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Agricultural production: Innovative technology catalyst for economic growth, national security-Alumni
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Alumni Association (FVMUNN) has identified adoption of innovative technology in agricultural production as a catalyst for economic growth and pillar of national security. Prof. Lawrence Okonkwo, President of the association, said this at the maiden National Symposium and Annual General Meeting of FVMUNN on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the…
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FG inaugurates 6th Council of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science
The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6th Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NIAS is the regulatory agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on Animal Husbandry. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, while inaugurating the council on Wednesday in Abuja,…
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FCT farmers express concerns over rising cost of agrochemicals, fertilisers
Some farmers in Bwari Area Council, FCT, have expressed concerns over the rising cost of pesticides and other farming inputs like fertilisers as the planting season kicks off. The farmers expressed their concerns in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. They said the rising costs of farming materials might also affect their production…
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Downpours, floods add to suffering of impoverished Afghans
Destructive floods has added to the suffering of impoverished people in Afghanistan, said an official Almost half of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, including Kabul and Parwan, have received heavy rains and snowfall since Friday, which have triggered flash floods, leading to losses of life and damage of properties. Mullah Janan Saeq, spokesman for the country’s national disaster authority, confirmed that 66…
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Niger Govt. to help farmers access carbon credit-free funds
The Niger government says it will help no fewer than 2,500 farmers in the state benefit from the Federal Government’s carbon credit-free funds toward increasing food production. Dr. Mathew Ahmed, Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, disclosed this on Wednesday in Minna while inaugurating this year’s wet season farming in the state. Carbon credits enable…
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N/East Governors pledge support for First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative
The North East Governors’ Forum has pledged their support for uplifting the lives of Nigerian women through the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme (RHI-WASP), a pet project of the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, who is the chairman of the forum, made this known in Maiduguri at the launch of the initiative for…
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