Farmers and the federal government have disagreed over the recent drop in prices of food items across the country. Many of the farmers and their associations, who spoke to Daily Trust, cited what they described as massive importation of food items recently approved by the government as the cause of the price crash. But the […]
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FAO Representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr. Hussein Gadain, and Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Aiyedatiwa pledges support for farmers, youths training Ondo State Government and the Food and Agricultural Organisation, FAO, have resolved to partner on food security and land reforms to promote food security, youth empowerment and land reforms in the state. Governor […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Dangote Group, Niger Foods and Africa Rice are working together to increase rice production in Nigeria. Rice remains the most staple food in the country The Chairman, Niger Foods, Engr, Sammy Adigun, who dropped the hint in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Osogbo yesterday opined that this decision-making process […]
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acquires 26,000 hectares of land in Ose LG for pilot scheme launches committee on agric investments Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday inaugurated the Steering Committee of the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investment (FRILIA). At the event in Akure, he said the initiative was another bold step by his administration to […]
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launches committee on EU deforestation-free regulation compliance Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared that the state will reman Nigeria’s leading cocoa-producing state. He gave this assurance while launching the state’s version of the Strategic Committee for European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) Compliance., charging to stakeholders to work towards aligning the state’s cocoa sector with […]
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Ondo state government has flagged off the distribution of 165 fodder choppers to livestock farmers in the state to enhance the quality of feeds and boost livestock production. This was in a statement by the Deputy Governor’s spokesman,John Akinduro. Fodder choppers are farm equipment used to cut various types of fodder, such as grass, hay […]
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Nigeria’s efforts to reduce food prices has received another major boost as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, unveiled a multi-billion naira rice production initiative in Niger state. This is coming days after fellow billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu vowed to continue crashing rice prices across the country. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Niger National […]
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Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. Peter Dama, Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, lamented the closure of processing facilities and its devastating impact on workers in […]
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Agency Report The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, has attributed the reduced patronage of eggs to low purchasing power, greedy retailers, and low consumption. The PAN Lagos Chairman, Mojeed Iyiola, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. Iyiola noted that eggs remain the cheapest […]
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– promises to parley with Benin-Owena River Basin Authority on agric, water development – Govt mulls creation of farming zones for displaced local farmers Ondo State Hovernor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pledged his administration’s full support and collaboration with the Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) to boost agricultural production, enhance water resource management, and promote […]
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