agriculture

Gombe State Government has declared that it is open to discussions and partnership with the Bank of Agriculture, (BOA) on the introduction of modern farming techniques in the state and creating an agricultural value chain for farming…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has said that Nigeria would ban the importation of milk in the country in two years time.The Minister wondered why a country with a livestock asset of N33 trillion…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is partnering Ondo, Cross Rivers government and the Ministry of Environment to curb the impact of some agricultural activities on the environment.The Country…

An Agricultural Economist, Mr Bright Okwu, says the Federal Government must sustain its investment into the real sector, in order to boost productivity and tackle the rising inflation rate.Okwu, who is the National Coordinator of the…

The Ogun State House of Assembly has said that the Federal Government Anchor Borrowers Programme will encourage more farmers participation in agriculture business and boost food security in the country.This was the position of members…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised Nigerian youths to embrace agriculture as a means of not only boosting food sufficiency but engaging themselves instead of roaming about.Mr Bitrus Samuel, the Head, Abuja…

The Executive Director, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), on Monday, said Nigeria should intensify efforts in Agricultural value chain development to optimise returns from investment.Olaniyan told…

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector of Bayelsa State have called on the state government to continue to invest and encourage youths involved in artisanal refining to embrace farming as a means of ending issues of pipeline vandalism.…

Gombe state chapter of the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has decried the non-release of fund allocated for SWOFON in the 2020 state budget.The lamentation was made on Monday by the leadership of SWOFON while…

Nigerian Farmers have tackled the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over its plan to spend N13bn on control of pests in 12 northern states.Recall that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…