Agriculture
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Nigeria has competitive advantage to convert agro-waste for economic growth – Research group
Abuja, March 11, 2025 (NAN) Prof. Lateef Agbaje, a research expert says Nigeria has a competitive advantage to convert its agro-wastes for economic growth. Agbaje, Head of Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, Nigeria generates…
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Focusing on agriculture key to poverty reduction – IITA
Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director-General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, has said that focusing on agriculture is key to poverty reduction and improving the economic growth of any country. Ehui stated this on Thursday at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IITA and Sierra Leone, as part of activities marking the end of a four-day visit…
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FG restates commitment to revamp, weed out fake cooperative societies
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to revamping cooperative societies and weeding out fake and corrupt ones who steal and scam innocent citizens. Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, stated this in a statement issued by Mrs. Anthonia Eremah, the ministry’s Chief Information Officer, on Friday in Abuja. Abdullahi stated this at the…
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IAR&T staff protest unpaid 2 months’ salaries
Members of staff of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Obafemi Awolowo University, Moore Plantation, Ibadan, on Wednesday protested their unpaid December 2024 and January salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the workers staged the protest at the institute’s premises, carrying placards with different inscriptions and singing solidarity songs. Mr. Agbaje Michael, Chairman, Senior…
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Australia to partner Nigeria on climate-resistant agriculture
Mr Marc Innes-Brown, First Assistant-Secretary, Middle East and African Division in Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has pledged to partner Nigeria in advancing climate-resistant agriculture and mitigation of climate change. Innes-Brown, who led the Australian delegation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, disclosed this during the 4th Nigeria/Australia Consultations “Senior Officials Talks.” He said the choice…
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Awka: Butchers association urges Soludo to upgrade abattoir
Charles Okafor, the chairman of the Obinwanne Butchers Association, Awka, has urged Gov. Charles Soludo to upgrade the Kwata Abattoir in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state. Okafor made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akwa. He said that the ‘Butchers Centre’ at Kwata, a private facility built…
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Lagos butchers lament as daily slaughter drops to 3,000
The number of cows slaughtered daily in Lagos State has dropped to 3,000 from 5,000, the Lagos State Butchers Association has said. The association’s Patron, Alhaji Bamidele Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Kazeem said the number of cows slaughtered daily in Lagos dropped significantly due to the socio-economic…
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Cocoa farmers count gains as cocoa bean prices soar
Cocoa farmers in the agrarian communities of Oyo State are counting their gains from the soaring prices of cocoa beans in the outgoing season. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday, a cross section of cocoa farmers confirmed that the 2024 farming season was the most profitable of their farming years. According to…
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Food affordability, availability critical to equitable access to nutrition–Minister
The Minister of Livestock Development, Mr. Idi-Mukhtar Maiha, says addressing food challenges in Nigeria involves tackling issues of affordability and availability. Maiha communicated this at the 22nd Daily Trust Dialogue held on Thursday in Abuja with the theme “Food Security: Availability or Affordability?’’ According to him, hunger remains a pressing challenge in Nigeria. He said that the 2024 Global Hunger…
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Secure farmers, farmlands to enhance food security, Group urges FG
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has called on the Federal Government to secure farmlands to prevent farmers from being abducted by kidnappers or killed by bandits. The Director-General of the group, Prof. Kailani Muhammad, who made the call on Wednesday at a news conference in Abuja, said the call became necessary in order to ensure food…
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We expect bumper wheat harvest -;Kyari
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says wheat farmers are expecting a bumper harvest this year as a result of support from the Federal Government. The minister said this at a media parley with State House correspondents on Tuesday. He said the expectation of a bumper wheat harvest was based on the Federal Government’s intervention in…
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The role of science, technology in growing food-secure Nigeria
Nigeria is in dire need of a food revolution, driven by cutting-edge research in food science. Food science researchers say that the science of food has not been put in its proper position in the country, if not most of the issue of unsafe foods and hunger could have been averted. They say that by prioritising food safety, security,…
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Food security: TEKAN urges FG to tackle incessant attacks on farmers
The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria, popularly known as Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi A Nijeriya (TEKAN), has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the increasing attacks on farmers in the country. Rev. Joel Stephen-Billi, President of TEKAN made the call during a news conference at the end of its 69th General Assembly, on Saturday in Akwanga Local…
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Group urges support for women in agriculture
Small-Holders Women Farmers Organisations in Nigeria (SWOFON) has called on governments and other stakeholders to support women in agriculture. The National President of SWOFON, Mrs. Fatima Bala-Gummi, made the call on Saturday at a stakeholders engagement organised by the organisations in Minna. The group said doing so would boost food security efforts in the country. She was represented at the…
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Agriculture expert wants FG to revive “Operation Feed the Nation”
Mr. Titilayo Adebanjo, an agricultural expert, has called on the Federal Government to revive “Operation Feed the Nation” to boost food sufficiency and supply chain across the country. Adebanjo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Epe. He said that if all states across the country go into agriculture, especially food…
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Onion farmers link price hike, scarcity to flood, climate change
The Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained reasons for the upsurge in the price of onions and scarcity of the produce in the country. The National President of the Association, Mr. Aliyu Isah, gave the reasons in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that Nigeria witnessed a…
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Cooperative to establish cattle ranches in 774 LGAs– President
The National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria (NAMCON) says it plans to establish cattle ranches in the 774 local governments across Nigeria. According to the cooperative, the move is part of sustained plausible efforts to modernise livestock production in the country and bolster value-added. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National President of NAMCON, Dr. Aliyu Waziri,…
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