The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Jigawa, said it would institute legal action against its members, who failed to repay farm inputs loan they received under the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. Alhaji Adamu Maigoro, the RIFAN’s chairman in the state told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Hadejia on Tuesday that […]

The National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN) has urged members to guard against sharp practices that can affect the commercial value of their produce negatively in the local and international markets. Mr. Haruna Azeez, Chairman, Board of Trustees of NGAN, made the appeal shortly after the election of the association’s Executive Committee in Kafanchan, Jema’a […]

The Management of the University of Ilorin says it is making efforts to key into the Federal Government’s poultry revival programme. Prof. Mikhail Buhari, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Management Services, Unilorin made this disclosure on Monday in Ilorin. He explained that the University is at an advanced stage of discussion with a partner bank and the Central […]

The National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN) has urged members to guard against sharp practices that can affect the commercial value of their produce negatively in the local and international markets. Mr. Haruna Azeez, Chairman, Board of Trustees of NGAN, made the appeal shortly after the election of the association’s Executive Committee in Kafanchan, Jema’a […]

The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has condemned the bush burning practice in Nigeria as it contributes to climate change. According to her, climate change results in excessive heat, drought, rising sea levels, and unhealthy climate conditions. Ikeazor spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the sidelines of […]

Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement, and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) project, in collaboration with Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, has introduced four varieties of improved rice seed to farmers in Kano state. The APPEALS project Coordinator in Kano state, Alhaji Hassan Ibrahim, disclosed this on Saturday during farmers’ field day on variety screening […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society, NFGCS, Saturday, disclosed that the visit by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to the cooperative’ Farm City at Ga’ate in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has brought about pressure from customers who have place tremendous demand on them, because of endorsement […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigerian farmers as they have been “saving us billions of dollars yearly which would have been spent on food importation.’’ Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the President made his feelings known in a special video message on the occasion of the […]

Alhaji Mohammed Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Rural Development, says he is working with the National Assembly on a bill to prohibit the killing and exportation of donkeys or its derivatives. Nanono said such legislation would prevent donkeys from extinction. Nanono said this at the Global inauguration of “Under the Skin” the impact of […]

Worried about the worsening employment and poverty situation across Nigeria, Hill Crest Agro-allied Industries Limited, a leading agricultural produce processing company, has put in place efforts to address the issue with improved investments in agriculture.

Acquires 23,000 hectares of land for oil palm, other production An indigenous business conglomerate, Nosak Group has contributed to the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s industrialisation and job creation drive with its investment in agriculture, including the acquisition of 13,000 hectares for oil palm plantation. The company has also ventured into ethanol production with the acquisition […]

TAK Agro Plc, a major player in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain says it has concluded arrangement to purchase 250 MAN trailer-trucks for its fertiliser production and distribution, as well as grain processing and storage operations in readiness for dry season farming. The Chairman of Tak Agro Plc., Thomas Etuh, said on Wednesday in Abuja that […]

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it has begun practical training of the 50 youth recently inducted into its poultry farm scheme in Delta. The State Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Tony Olu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba. Olu said that the practice […]

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association(NVMA), on Tuesday, joined the global effort to raise awareness on antimicrobial resistance to public health and livestock. The NVMA made the call in a statement on Tuesday to mark the World Antibiotic Awareness Week, signed by its publicity secretary, Dr. Gloria Daminabo. The association stressed that though antimicrobial is useful […]

An agriculturist, Alhaji Abba Kale, has called for the establishment of mega rice mills to accelerate production and achieve self-sufficiency in the country. Kale made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Maiduguri. Kale, who is one of the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) clients in the Northeast, […]