Agriculture

750 farmers in Bauchi receive training on irrigation farming

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2017 0

No fewer than 750 farmers in Bauchi Federal Constituency recently received training in irrigation farming, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ado Danladi-Maigoro, has said. In an interview on Tuesday in Bauchi, Danladi-Maigoro said that the Speaker, House of

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Wheat farmers secure N50m loan in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2017 0

The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) in Kano State has secured a N50 million loan from the State Government, its Chairman, Alhaji Faruk Rabi’u, said on Wednesday. Rabi’u said that the loan would be used to assist the farmers warehouse their produce after harvest. The chairman told newsmen in an interview in Kano that […]

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IAR to release 10 new high-yielding maize varieties – Director

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2017 0

Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Kaduna State Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, on Wednesday said that the institute would soon release 10 new high-yielding maize varieties. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the director disclosed this at a two-day “Annual Research Review and Planning Meeting, 2017’’ held at the institute at Samaru,

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Rice farmers commend FG for Anchor Borrowers Programme

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2017 0

A major rice farmer in Kebbi, Alhaji Muhammad Gwadangaji, on Wednesday attributed the feats recorded in rice production to the CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme which gave out loans to farmers. Gwadangaji made the observation in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi. “I have been into dry-season rice farming for the […]

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College of Agric Mokwa to be upgraded –Gov Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2017 0

The Niger state government has said that it would expend over N500 million to upgrade the entire infrastructural facilities of College of Agriculture, Mokwa to create conducive atmosphere for learning. The state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, gave the assurance when he paid an unscheduled visit to the institution at Mokwa local government of the state, […]

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Sokoto to recruit more agric extension workers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2017 0

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has given approval for the recruitment of additional extension workers to increase manpower and expertise in the wheat value chain in Sokoto state. Those to be employed are university graduates and holders of national diploma in agricultural science, agric-economy, crop science and related disciplines. Making this known in a statement issued

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Traditional ruler urges Nigerians to engage in farming

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2017 0

A traditional ruler, Alhaji Usman Umbugadu, has advised Nigerians to go back to farming to enable the country to achieve food sufficiency and economic growth. Umbugadu, the Aren Akun of Akun chiefdom in in Nasarawa State, made the call on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in Akun. He said that the call had become […]

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NiMet urges Govt. to encourage rainwater harvesting to support farming

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2017 0

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised government at all levels to encourage rainwater harvesting during the rainy season to enable its availability during the dry season to support farming. NiMet, in its 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP), in Abuja, advised government, farmers and agriculturalists to note early cessation of rains in the northern part

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Nassarawa farmers jubilate as state records first rain

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2017 0

Farmers in Nasarawa State have expressed happiness at the first rainfall in the area that occurred on Wednesday, March 15. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents of Nassarawa Eggon witnessed the rainfall in the early hours of the day. NAN also reports that there were some drizzles in Akwanga Local Government Area […]

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1,000 rice farmers in Imo receive agric. inputs

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2017 0

The Imo State Anchor Borrowers’ Programme has commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs worth millions of naira to rice farmers in the state. The state Coordinator of the programme, Dr Edwin Uche, who distributed the inputs in Owerri on Wednesday, said the exercise was the peak of the three-month training for rice farmers. Uche, who […]

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Over 10m Northern Nigerians At Risk Of Food Insecurity – FAO

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2017 0

The officer in charge of Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations (FAO/UN) Nigeria, Patrick David has said over 10million People suffer from food insecurity in Northern Nigeria. Speaking to Journalists in Abuja, yesterday, at the Stakeholder Meeting and presentation of the Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Analysis of Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Northern Nigeria, he said

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AFAN wants governors invest more in rice production

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kaduna State Chapter, on Wednesday urged governors in the country to invest much in rice production to enable Nigeria achieve self-sufficiency in the produce. The Chairman of the chapter, Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria that the investment became imperative in view of […]

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World Bank, Sokoto Govt earmark N9bn to rehabilitate irrigation scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

The World Bank and the Sokoto State Government are committing N9 billion to rehabilitate Lugu Dam and resuscitate Wurno Irrigation scheme in the state. A statement issued on Wednesday in Sokoto by Imam Imam, the Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal , said the governor made the disclosure when he inspected […]

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Kogi, CrestAgro to prepare 5,000 hectares for cassava farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

Mr Robert Achanya, Director-General, Kogi Bureau of Public Private Partnership (BPPP), says the Bureau will partner with Crest-Agro Products to clear 5,000 hectares of land for allocation to cassava farmers. Achanya who spoke to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday said that the collaboration was part of the state government’s plan to assist cassava out-growers in […]

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Women’s Day: Monarch, LG boss urge women to be agents of agric transformation

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

The Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Charles Ibitoye, has called on Nigerian women to be reputable agents, collaborators and investors in transforming the agriculture sector. Ibitoye made the call in a message in Omu-Aran, Kwara, to mark the International Women’s Day on Wednesday in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of kwara. The monarch said agriculture remains […]

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Oyo govt. pledges lasting solution to farmers/herdsmen feud

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

Oyo State Government has assured residents that it will find lasting solution to the incessant crisis between herdsmen and farmers across the state. Alhaji Abidemi Siyanbade, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Community Relations said this while speaking with newsmen after a fact-finding meeting with farmers, community leaders and herdsmen in Ibarapa area of […]

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Farmers need more training programmes – Oyekoya

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

A former Chairman of Agric and Agro Allied Group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr Wale Oyekoya, on Wednesday said organising of training programmes for farmers in Nigeria should be intensified. Oyekola told newsmen in Lagos that training farmers would help them to imbibe modern farming practices. According to him, the finding that […]

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Expert urges Nigerians to adopt natural farming practices

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

The Country Coordinator, Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOAI), DrOlugbengaOlaoluwa,has called on Nigerians to adopt natural farming practices so as to protect the environment and boost food production. He made the call in a lecture he delivered at a one-day stakeholders’ meeting in Awka on Wednesday. Olaoluwa said that the advent of inorganic fertilisers as

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Wheat farmers want FG’sintervention in price peg by flour millers

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

Some wheat farmers in Abuja on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the off-take price peg on wheat by flour millers to encourage production. They expressed regret that the agreement between them and flour millers to purchase a 100kg bag of wheat at N14, 000 was not commensurate with the cost of […]

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300,000 Tons of fertiliser, 100 tractors procured by Kebbi State Government to boost agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2017 0

Kebbi State Government has procured 300,000 tons of fertilizer and about 100 tractors for farmers under its short and long term plans. The State Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammad Garba, disclosed this to newsmen during a ministerial briefing organised by the state chapter of NUJ in Birnin Kebbi. According to him ,within the next 3 […]