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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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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hail Tinubu, Aiyedatiwa over 1,200 tonnes 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 spokesman of Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Paul Akinduro. They said this was due […]
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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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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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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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The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, CFAN, has expressed its willingness to work with the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu to improve the cocoa industry in the country. It said cocoa farmers expected a lot from the administration of Tinubu but said it would work with the administration to bring about regulations for the cocoa […]
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The Poultry Association of Nigeria, South-West Zone, has appealed to the Federal Government, Central Bank of Nigeria and other developmental agencies to save the industry from collapse. The South-West chairman, Rev. Oluleye Gideon, made the plea at a joint news conference in Ibadan, saying that the recent new naira redesign and other government programmes had […]
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Stakeholders in the agricultural space have urged the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to adopt policies and invest in mechanisation and inputs that will boost nation’s food system. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos while setting agenda for the incoming government. The farmers also urged […]
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Today, March 10, marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). According to Gerald H. Smith, Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at U.S. Mission Nigeria, “for 70 years, FAS has had an unwavering belief in linking U.S. agriculture to the world. As we celebrate the 70th anniversary, I am reminded […]
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