How natural parasites, poor production endanger fish consumers – expert
By Gabriel Ewepu A university don has warned that parasites, contamination and poor handling practices pose serious public-health risks in Nigeria’s fishery sector. Professor of Environmental Parasitology and Nematology, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof. Sidney Obidimma Nzeako, told Vanguard Agrobiz that parasites and contamination […]
Provost hails Buhari for support to Ebonyi Federal Agric College
Prof. Justina Mgbada, Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi state, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the Federal Government’s numerous supports to the institution. Mgbada, who gave the commendation on Saturday in an interview with newsmen, stressed that the support had made the institution achieve most of its goals. The provost said that the […]
RIFAN recovers N35m CBN ABP loan in Niger
The Niger State chapter of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Saturday said that it had recovered N35 million Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) loan from its members in the state. Alhaji Idris Abini, RIFAN’s state chairman made the dislosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. READ ALSO: […]
Stone Free Rice: Farmers, millers call for patience
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called on Nigerians to exercise patience and understanding for the process involved in local rice production to be perfected. Mr Ibrahim Kabiru, President of AFAN, made this call on Friday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The AFAN was reacting to complaints by […]
40 youths receive N7.5m grant from IITA, AfricaRice project
No fewer than 40 youths from Oyo and Ekiti states on Friday received farming equipment and cash worth N7.5 million from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and AfricaRice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beneficiaries are participants who completed the two-week training under the Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable […]
Japan grants Nasarawa, Kwara $298,000 to boost rice production
By Dirisu Yakubu The Japanese government has signed a $298,095 partnership contract with the Nasarawa and Kwara state governments to boost rice production. The project, an initiative of the Nasarawa Agricultural Development Program, NADP and the Tabitha Cumi Foundation will be implemented in collaboration with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Olam Nigeria Limited, under the Japanese […]
