Abattoirs silently ravaging Nigerians, animal experts warn
•Create diseases, tumor, cancer, high BP, strokeBy Gabriel EwepuMeat has its primary source from livestock including cows, goats, sheep, poultry products, and among others. This important source of protein is now a dangerous means of deadly parasites causing terminal diseases which are contracted from animals slaughtered at the abattoirs by butchers and sold to Nigerians. […]
Africa needs productive, policy push to transform agric — Obasanjo
Forrmer Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Africa needs simultaneous productivity push and policy pull to transform farming from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives.
Farmers groan under effects of COVID, drought
At the just concluded African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda, the Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation, Mr William Asiko, said the closure of markets during the lockdowns occasioned by COVID -19 pandemic showed the fragility and lack of resilience of African urban cities in terms of the food chain.
Nigeria @60: AFAN, NABG score agricultural sector progress
..say more need to be done By Gabriel Ewepu As Nigeria celebrates diamond 60th independence anniversary, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, and the Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG, Friday, scored performance, productivity and impact of the agricultural sector, which they expressed their expectations to improve agribusiness. Speaking with Vanguard on the journey so far […]
Nigeria’s cocoa more valuable than gold, crude oil ― Dr Ofuka
By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Dr Oscar Ofuka, the Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, on Cocoa development, has asserted that Nigeria’s cocoa is more valuable than crude oil and gold even at the world market and needs more attention to give us the actual economic benefit that can lead to real growth […]
FAO tasks Nigeria on livestock sector investment for food, economic growth
The Food Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday tasked the Federal government to show more commitment in the livestock sector to enhance food security and economic growth in the country. Mr Fred Kafeero, FAO Representative in Nigeria made this known in abuja at the Inception workshop of the TCP/NIR/3701- piloting the demonstration […]
