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 […]
Ministry of Agric decries poor execution of projects by contractors
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thursday, decried poor execution of projects by contractors in the agricultural sector with substandard materials. This was contained in the opening speech of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Abdulkadri Mua’zu, during an interactive meeting with the 2019 Department of Rural […]
Obaseki’s agriprenuer programme: processors purchase 125,000 birds from beneficiaries
Poultry farmers under the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s agripreneur programme have continued to count their gains, as poultry processors in the state have purchased a total of 125,000 birds from 11 farm clusters in the state’s broiler breeding scheme. The new figures are an improvement from the earlier reports that the off-takers bought off 60,000 […]
Africa’s Agric development lies in sustainable technology, innovation — AATF
By Gabriel Ewepu- Abuja The African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, has emphasized that hope for Africa’s agricultural development lies deeply in sustainable technology and innovation. This was contained in the Foundation’s programme overview, where it stated that the potential of growth in the sector is enormous based on World Bank’s estimate that indicated more than […]
Dry Season Farming: CBN, Gombe Govt. move to boost rice production
In efforts to boost rice production, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), in collaboration with the Gombe State Government, has embarked on sensitisation of farmers on dry season farming
Greenhouses protect crops from ultraviolet sun rays, pests — Expert
A greenhouse farming expert, Mr Chuba Chukwuka, has reiterated the benefits of greenhouse farming in the protection of crops from ultraviolet sun rays and pests. Chukwuka made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. The expert said the benefits of the greenhouse farming system was the […]
