Mr Gbolahan Lawal, the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, has urged farmers particularly the youth farmers to embrace agriculture as a business to transform it from subsistence to commercial for profitability. Lawal made the call at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Summit 2020 in Lagos. He said that several opportunities abound in agriculture because […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta In its determination to end the menace of illegal farming in the State forest reserves, the Ogun State government has destroyed several acres of cocoa, cassava and plantain farms in Erinla and Bayesan villages in Area J4, as two illegal farmers were also arrested. The Ogun State Commissioner for Forestry, Eng. […]

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says following Federal Government’s effort to encourage local production, Nigeria may stop fish importation in 2020. The minister made this known while receiving a delegation from the National Fish Association of Nigeria (NFAN) led by its National President, Dr Gabriel Ogunsanya in Abuja on Tuesday. Nanono […]

The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS), on Tuesday, said that one major way to boost local rice consumption among Nigerians is to invest in the local fabrication of de-stoning machines.

Orders zonal offices to take inventory By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, Tuesday, lamented under-utilised and unaccounted agricultural assets across the country. Nanono made this known at a meeting on monitoring and evaluation of 2019 projects in the sector in Abuja, where he directed all state and […]