Nigeria loses $2bn yearly to cocoa value addition gap — FG
…production stuck at 300kg per hectare annually despite improved seedlings — CRINBy Cynthia Alo & Kafayat KokumoThe Federal Government has said that Nigeria loses about $2 billion annually in potential value from cocoa because the country’s processing capacity is largely underutilised.The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this in Lagos on Wednesday […]
60% of farm produce lost to inadequate storage facilities —Minister
By Ozioruva Aliu Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has lamented that inadequate storage facilities for farm products were responsible for the loss of 60 per cent of farm produce before consumption. As a way forward, he stressed the need for government at all levels to focus more on the […]
Afforestation: NCF plants 2m tree seedlings nationwide
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) said it had planted about two million tree seedlings across the country as part of its afforestation programme. The Chairman, National Executive Council (NCF), Chief Ede Dafinone, made this known at the 19th annual Chief Shafi Edu Memorial Lecture held at Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos on Thursday. The memorial lecture, […]
Ogun moves to boost income of cocoa farmers
The Ogun State Government on Wednesday donated 10,000 improved cocoa seedlings to farmers in the state in order to boost their income. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, said this while handing over the seedlings to the farmers at Itele, Ijebu-East. Odedina said the seedlings would be distributed through a Public Private Partner […]
Agriculture: Govts urged to initiate policies to involve youths
By Adeola Badru – Ibadan The federal and state governments have been called upon to activate relevant policies and laws that will encourage active participation of youths in agriculture in the country. This was part of the submissions by stakeholders at the 5th annual lecture, organised by Centre for Advocacy, Leadership and Development in Africa […]
Lalong urges Plateau farmers to embrace flower cultivation
By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong is urging farmers in the State to take interest in the cultivation of flowers which is economically viable and in demand at the international market. Governor Lalong who met with some French investors in Jos after their two-day visit to the State said his administration is […]
