To boost technology in the agricultural sector, Fairtrade has organised its fifth international tradeshow where investors will partner with the country for better agricultural practices. The three-day programme will focus on Nigeria’s agrofood and plastprint pack to promote packaging of farm products. Managing Director, Fairtrade, Paul Marz, said the exhibition aimed at bringing technology to […]
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CAADP Biennial Review will strengthen capacity for agriculture data generation — Ruzindaza
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, CAADP Team Leader, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, at the African Union Commission, Ernest Ruzindaza, has said that the Biennial Review Reporting Tools put in place to strengthen national and regional institutional capacity for agriculture data generation and knowledge management.
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Gov Obiano to inaugurate fish feed production plant in Onitsha
Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra will inaugurate a multi-million naira fish feed production plant in the commercial city of Onitsha, on March 30, to boost fish business in the state. The Managing Director of the Anambra Fisheries and Aquaculture Business Development Agency (FABDA), Mr Emeka Iloghalu, made the disclosure at a news conference in Onitsha […]
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Nigeria must look beyond peasant agricultural production system —Adegeye
A Professor agricultural economics, Professor Adeduro Joseph Adegeye, has said that for development to take place in Nigeria agriculture sector, it is important to look beyond the peasant production system. Adegeye, stated this while delivering a keynote address titled:Nigerian Agriculture: Beyond Hoes And Cutlasses And The Challenges Of Nigerian Trained Agriculturists during the the 2018 […]
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Fish smuggling affecting local production —Expert
AN expert in the aquaculture industry and former Chairman of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Agriculture Sector, Prince Wale Oyekoya, has urged the government to adopt effective measures towards curbing fish smuggling. Oyekoya made the call recently while delivering his speech at a Food and Agriculture Writer’s Forum in Lagos, saying the […]
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FG kicks off grazing reserve project with 31,000 hectares in Niger State
The Federal Government has began the process of resettling herdsmen and bringing to an end the continued farmers/herders clashes in the country, as Niger state in North Central Nigeria taking the lead with the establishment of a 31,000 hectares of grazing reserve in the state. The state keyed into the federal governments National Livestock Transformation […]
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IAR&T, NASS train youths on maize value chain
The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan and the National Assembly committees on agriculture in a bid to generate employment for youths in the country recently organised a one-day workshop on maize value chain. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the workshop which held at IAR&T, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Director of the Institute, […]
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Without biosafety agency, Nigeria will become dumping ground for GM materials —DG NBMA
The Director General of National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba has said the scrapping of Biosafety Agency in Nigeria will result in dumping of unapproved and unwholesome Genetically Modified products in the Nigerian market. He said that the country’s Biosafety Agency has been very effective and efficient in ensuring that only certified genetically […]
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Stiffer penalties await suppliers of fake fertilizer, FG warns
IN its effort to reduce the frequent circulation of fake and adulterated fertilizers in the markets, the Federal Government has put in place stiffer penalties for the suppliers of these unwholesome farm inputs. Registrar, Nigerian Institute of Soil Science, Professor Victor Chude who revealed this on at the opening of the capacity building and training […]
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Ganduje thanks supporters for re-electing him
Ganduje has thanked the people of the state for re-electing him for a second term. NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Ganduje, winner of the Kano State governorship supplementary election held Saturday. In the supplementary election held in 28 out of the 44 local government areas in the state, […]
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