FG targets $500m import savings with new palm oil estates
The Federal Government has unveiled a coordinated plan to revive Nigeria’s palm oil industry, aiming to cut import bills by up to $500 million annually through a public-private investment model built on large-scale estates and downstream processing.
Coconut industry attracts over N50bn transaction annually in Lagos
Ms Abisola Olusanya, Special Adviser to the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Agriculture, says coconut industry attracts about N50 billion transactions annually in the state. Olusanya made this known on Thursday at a news conference on the forthcoming maiden International Coconut Summit in Nigeria at Alausa, Ikeja. She said theme of the summit […]
Osinbajo inspects 3,000 hectares farm founded by ex-agitator in Nasarawa
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday visited the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) farm centre located in Gaa’te village, Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said in a statement in Abuja, that the vice president was accompanied by Gov. Abdullahi Sule on the visit. Osinbajo commended the communities in […]
Nurture animals on quality food to enhance reproduction —Don
A don, Prof. Mary Oguike has called on animal scientists and livestock farmers to ensure that animals were given feeds that would improve their reproductive performance and efficiency. Oguike, a Professor of Animal Physiology at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, made the recommendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Fish farmers hail FG over move to ban fish importation
…calls for intervention, self-sufficiency By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Fish farmers under the auspices of Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Nigeria, FCFN, on Wednesday, hailed the Federal Government over the move to ban fish importation. Expressing optimism over the statement made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, the National President of FCFN, […]
World Food Day: Deplorable roads affect food supply in C’ River —AFAN
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Cross River Chapter, has said that the deplorable condition of roads was responsible for the drop in the food supply in the state. The Chairman of the Association, Mr. Etim Nakanda, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar in […]
