Farmers in tale of woes over flooding
By Cynthia Alo There are indications that farmers may have suffered huge losses following recent heavy rains that created flooding of farmlands across the country. Vanguard AgroBiz findings reveal that many farmers across the country are now battling with the impact on survival of their farming businesses. The situation may worsen as the Nigeria Hydrological […]
Agric Devt: FG moves to employ 75,000 agric extension workers
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, Wednesday, disclosed to employ 75, 000 agricultural extension workers to boost food production and add value to the effort of smallholder farmers across the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, in Borno State while on tour […]
Border Closure: We’re set to crash price of 50kg bag of rice to N14, 000 — Santus
…says 1,000 hectares ready for harvest By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, producers of Ogoja Rice, Chief Paul Santus, on Tuesday, disclosed to sharply crash price of 50 kilogram bag of its Ogoja Rice brand to N14, 000 ahead of the Christmas and New Year […]
Oil palm investors: Edo Govt. to provide 100,000 hectares of land
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday, said the state government had concluded plans to open up about 100, 000 hectares of new land for oil palm investors in the state. Obaseki made this known during the 2019 Alaghodaro Youth Summit held in Benin to mark his third year in office. He said: “From next […]
Coordinator urges FG to key into Zero Hunger programme for food sufficiency
Dr. Tunde Arosanyin, the National Coordinator, Zero Hunger Community Association of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to key into the initiative of the association to attain food sufficiency in the country. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, Arosanyin explained that this would help end the increasing […]
Minister Lauds Establishment of Industrial Fishing Projects in Niger Delta
By Emmanuel Elebeke Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba has commended the Concept Amadeus/Greek Technical Partners for establishing Industrial Fishing Projects in the Niger Delta. Agba said the projects would contribute to the growth and diversification of the Nigerian economy and especially bolster the achievement of self-sufficiency in fish […]
