Farmers in tale of woes over flooding
By Cynthia Alo There are indications that farmers may have suffered huge losses following recent heavy rains that created flooding of farmlands across the country. Vanguard AgroBiz findings reveal that many farmers across the country are now battling with the impact on survival of their farming businesses. The situation may worsen as the Nigeria Hydrological […]
IITA, SANO Food partner to launch new cassava seed varieties, organic foods
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, under the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) and SANO Food Limited have partnered to launch new cassava seed varieties and organic foods. The move is to boost cassava production and create wealth for farmers with Nigerians having […]
Agribusiness: FG builds capacity of extension workers on yam production
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the novel Coronavirus compounds woes in global food production, availability, affordability and accessibility, the Federal Government, Wednesday, moved to South West Nigeria to build and boost the capacity of agricultural extension workers in yam production. The training workshop for agricultural extension workers in that part of the country was […]
Agribusiness: Firm set to unlock estimated over $80bn South West GDP, agric potential
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As agriculture continues to take centre stage in Nigeria’s march to economic diversification, a firm called Odua Investments Company Limited, Thursday, disclosed moves to unlock estimated South West Gross Domestic Product, GDP, worth over $80 billion and galvanize its huge agricultural potential. The move was made known in a statement […]
FG maps out 30 grazing reserves for NLTP project implementation
Says pastoralists ready to stop migration Charges State Govts to embrace plan By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the conflict between herders and farmers continues to rage, the Federal Government has disclosed mapping out 30 grazing reserves for implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan, NLTP, as a lasting solution to the crisis. This was […]
Agriculture: Akwa Ibom’s second oil
In line with his determination to diversify the economy away from oil, Governor Udom Emmanuel led administration is investing massively in agriculture. Talk of Akwa Ibom without oil in the nearest future, this is it.
