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.
Agric programme creates 1504 jobs in Anambra
THE International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, -sponsored Value Chain Development Programme has created1504 new jobs for both men and women in Anambra State.
NiMet advises farmers on early maturing, drought-resistant crops
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised farmers in the North to plant early maturing and drought-resistant varieties of seeds so as to avoid yield loss in 2018.
FG to support cotton sector to enhance productivity
The Federal Government says it will exploit potential in the cotton sector by empowering producers to enhance their productivity.
FG releases N43.92bn to 330,000 rice farmers
The Federal Government has released about N43.92 billion (122 million dollars) to 300,000 rice farmers to increase Nigeria’s rice production by additional two million tonnes in 2018.
S’East governors urge FG, partners to increase agric facilities to farmers
GOVERNORS of the South East geopolitical zone of the country, yesterday, called on the Federal Government and other development partners including USAID, UK Aid, IFAD, FADAMA to increase allocation of agricultural facilities to farmers within the region.
New irrigation method drives agriculture in Anambra
AGRICULTURE, which is one of the four pillars on which Governor Willie Obiano’s administration is anchored, is getting the desired attention in most of the food production belts of the state, thanks to the support by the FADAMA III Additional Financing and the international donor agencies, including the World Bank, which introduced new irrigation method currently being enjoyed by farmers in the state.
Buhar’s vision that agriculture is the only way out is absolutely correct- Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the present administration’s agricultural revolution is not a mere propaganda but a reality, with enough evidence to back it up.
Govt. calls for cooperation among fish farmers
The Ogun State Government on Friday advised fish farmers to join in cluster farming and cooperate with the government in order to achieve its set objectives.
There is need to monitor govt spending on agric – Ukaoha
THE President of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs), Ken Ukaoha, has said that only a few people are aware of the commitments made by their governments in the agriculture policy instruments.
Betsy Obaseki tasks SMEDAN, NEPC on export of rural agric products
Wife of Edo State Governor Mrs Betsy Obaseki has expressed her readiness to partner, train and provide soft loans to over five hundred members of a Non- Governmental Organisation, Women in the New Nigeria, on their Farmer’s Mart initiative towards ensuring that their farm produce meet the quality that is fit for export.
