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NCAM trains 45 young farmers on integrated farming
CONSTITUENTS of Egbado North/Imeko Afon federal constituency, Ogun state, comprising 45 young male and female farmers, have been trained and empowered on integrated farming activities by agricultural experts at the National Centre for…
Nigeria loses $50bn to post-harvest losses annually
NIGERIA is said to be losing over N50 billion to post-harvest losses of agricultural produce annually.Speaking during the 2019 in-house review meeting programme of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), a former Deputy…
Spanish firm signs pact with OCP, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University on R&D solutions for…
FERTINAGRO Biotech, a company of the Térvalis Group Spain, has signed an agreement with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco and OCP Group along with leading Spanish Universities, train researchers who will subsequently serve in…
Kano farmers get improved rice seeds from ABU
THE Institute of Agricultural Research, IAR, an offshoot of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, has collaborated with Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement, and Livelihood Support, APPEALS, project to introduce four varieties of…
Nigeria lost over $80m for not exporting Hibiscus in 2 years
NIGERIA lost 80 million dollars –an equivalent of 28.8 billion naira- in the last two farming seasons due to the lull in the export of Hibiscus flower (zobo), the director-general of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr.…
UK pledges support for Imo govt on agricultural development
IN a bid to upgrade the economic status of Imo State, the United Kingdom has pledged its support to the Imo State government, to grow its agricultural sub-sector and also assist in the area of infrastructure.The British High…
Why govt should create a scheme for agriculture graduates —Provost, FCA, Ibadan
Acting Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, Dr Foluke Iyabo Oluwatoyinbo, in this interview, tells NURUDEEN ALIMI why it is important for government to create a scheme for agriculture graduates in the country. She also intimates…
FG seeks bill to ban slaughter, exportation of donkeys
MINISTER of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mohammed Nanono, has revealed that the Ministry is in talks with the National Assembly to create a bill to prohibit the killing and exportation of donkeys or its derivatives so as to…
Industrial waste management: Kano govt pledges compensation to affected farmers
Kano State government has promised to pay compensation to some farmers at Panshekara industrial area whose farms were affected by the ongoing laying of pipes for the secondary treatment plant for Kano industrial areas.The Commissioner…
Group set to train herders on greenhouse ranch management
The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) says plans have reached an advanced stage to train herders on greenhouse to manage its 10,000 capacity ranch currently under construction at Gaate, Nasarawa State.Mr Tedheke…