Poultry Farmers: Between low sale and high cost of chicken

For many poultry farmers, year 2024 will not be forgotten in a hurry, considering the series of challenges that almost ran the sector aground. Based on reports, while many farms were shut down, others were running skeletal operations, as others moved to other line of businesses, due to their inability to cope with the hardship […]

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Poultry farmers, others lament hike in egg prices

Agency Report The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State, and other stakeholders in the sector have lamented the incessant hike in the price of eggs while calling for the Federal Government’s intervention. They also expressed concern that eggs, which used to be the cheapest source of protein, were becoming unaffordable for many Nigerians. They made […]

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Ondo begins distribution of fertilizers to farmers

as Aiyedatiwa promises more efforts to boost food security As part of his administration’s commitment to enhancing food security and supporting the agriculture sector, Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has launched the distribution of fertilizers to farmers across the State. The flag-off ceremony, which took place on Friday at the Agric Warehouse in […]

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Aiyedatiwa urges Ondo youths to hit wealth in Agriculture

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has urged youths in the state to tap the hidden wealth in agriculture and improve their well-being. He advised them to take agriculture as a serious business to bolster food production and reduce unemployment. A statement by the Deputy Governor’s spokesperson, John Akinduro, said that the governor advised while speaking […]

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Rising food prices and economic burden on Nigerian households

In an economy where many people have given up on luxury, the current rise in prices of food items is becoming a national embarrassment as households face a life of hunger and starvation, reports Festus Akanbi. It is a sad irony that the reform programme of President Bola Tinubu, which was intended to reposition the […]

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Niigeria to begin ‘massive production’ of four maize varieties

As part of efforts to improve the production of Maize in the country Nigeria will begin massive production of four varieties of maize under the Tela maize project. The country, which joined project in 2019, can now start the massive production of four different varieties of the maize in commercial quantities. This was disclosed by […]

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Ondo farmers slash price of eggs, receive 1,200 tonnes of grain palliatives

Ondo state chapter of the Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria has reduced the price of a crate of eggs from N5,000 to N3,000 from the farms. This was in a statement by the Deputy Governor’s spokesman, Mr John Akinduro. This, according to them, was due to the distribution of 1,200 metric tonnes of grains and […]

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Oyo distributes 16,000 bags of maize to poultry farmers

The Oyo State Government on Friday, began the distribution of over Sixteen thousand (16,000) bags of grains (maize) to poultry farmers across the state, under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER). This was in a statement on Saturdsy by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation. He quoted his counterpart for […]

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FG approves national dairy policy, lists achievement in sector

Amid efforts to boost dairy production in the country, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Dairy Policy to guide the operations of this agriculture sub-sector’s value chain. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this yesterday, at a media briefing to commemorate the 2023 World Milk Day. Abubakar […]

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