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Lawmaker canvasses protection for farmers
MEMBER Representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos, has appealed to the security agencies to provide security cover for farmers in his constituency to enable…
We have used technology to reposition cassava, cowpea production in Nigeria —AATF
The regional coordinator of the Africa Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Issoufou Abdourrahman Kollo, in this interview, speaks on the ongoing cassava mechanisation in some parts of the country, and the recently approved pod…
‘Quality feeds crucial to productive poultry business’
MANAGING director, FACCO West Africa Limited, Mr Bolaji Adelayo, has posited that the success of poultry business solely lies on the quality of feeds given to livestock.Adelayo stated this while speaking with the Nigerian Tribune at his…
FG inaugurates project delivery team on livestock transformation agenda
IN line with the livestock transformation agenda and economic diversification of the present administration in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated Project Delivery Team (PDT) for the commercialisation of vaccine…
How National Agricultural Seed Act will benefit farmers —NASC
DIRECTOR-General, National Seeds Council (NASC), Dr Olusegun Ojo, has explained some of the benefits the newly signed into law National Agricultural Seed Act would bring to farmers and average Nigerians.Ojo, while speaking with…
NIHORT ED inaugurates tomato innovation platform
THE Executive Director of the National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, has stressed the importance of the tomato value-chain to national development, saying if well-harnessed, the crop could help…
Farmers converge on Dubai for 2019 Meet The Farmers conference
FARMERS from across the world would later this year converge on Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the 2019 Meet The Farmers Conference,Lead Consultant, Crenov8, a digital management consulting firm which is the organiser of the…
Obaseki inspects 725ha maize farm project, gives assurance on food sufficiency
THE Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of adequate plans by his administration to strengthen collaboration with relevant Federal Government agencies to guarantee food sufficiency in the state.He gave the assurance…
NAQS denies extorting money from foodstuff dealers
The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has said that there is no truth in the allegation that its officers extort money from foodstuff dealers at certain quarantine posts in the country, adding that the officers at the…
Nigerian farmers, seed companies to be trained on PBR cowpea production
Ahead of the commercialisation of the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea, Nigeria cowpea farmers would be trained on how best to plant the new variety, while the seed companies would be trained on seed multiplication.Recall that the…