Agriculture

By Edwin Nwanojuo The Federal Government through the United Nations’ International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has impacted a total number of 3,912,180 households through its various  Agricultural programmes and Projects in the country. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr.  Mohammed Bello Umar …

By Edwin Nwanojuo The Federal Government has been urged to replicate the Fadama II approach in the execution  of its community projects and other intervention programmes to aid speedy development in the country. Mr Ephraim Nkonya, a Senior Research Fellow, with Environmental and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research …

In a bid to curtail morbidity and mortality associated with food borne disease in the country, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), have called on all tiers of government to take concrete steps to safe guard the health of Nigerians by providing adequate infrastructure and manpower to handle food safety issues. …

An Agriculturalist, Mr Sodiq Daware, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to give farmers access to more funds and inputs. Daware, the Chairman of the North-East Commodities Association (NACAS) gave the advice in an interview with journalists in Abuja. The agriculturalist, who is the Chairman, Board of Trusting, National Sorghum Producers, …

The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ban the importation of maize into the country, adding that their yield has increased over the years and can satisfy local demand. MAAN said their members who have grown from 1.2 million to over 5 million farmers …

We have three classes of seeds; we have the breeder seed which is produced at the research level with private or research institution. In the term,  when you replicate it multiply a breeder seed, what you get as the progeny is called foundation seed. And when you multiply foundation seed …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reappointment of Dr. Olusegun Philip Ojo for the second time as the director general, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC). According to a letter signed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the appointment will take effect from May 26th, 2019. Ojo …

Commodity Brokers Association of Nigeria (CBAN) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Chartered Institute of Commodity Brokers Association of Nigeria (CICBN) Bill into law before June. Mr Ishaqa Yahaya, Coordinator of the North Central zonal chapter of the association, made the appeal while speaking with journalists in …

Nigeria’s former President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today (Saturday) commissioned two key projects at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan— an Agricultural Transformation Building dedicated to research and delivery of innovations to farmers across Nigeria in particular …

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has assured herders that the Ruga settlement system would soon commence in selected areas. Chief Ogbeh told the herdsmen that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the Ruga settlement programme for herders in the country to help bring an end to …