The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Sunday, said it had supported the cultivation of 2,000 hectares out-grower farms in Borno to produce improved variety seedlings and accelerate paddy rice production. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seeds nurseries were established at Dusuman and Zabalmari villages in Konduga Local Government Area of […]

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says the state government is determined to implement the RUGA project, meant to resettle herdsmen and boost economic activities. Ganduje stated this on Saturday in Kano while receiving the report on the establishment of Ruga and Milk Market in Kano State. According to him, apart from tackling insecurity, the […]

  Mr. Moses Oladipupo, the Deputy Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun chapter, has called for a direct contact approach from the government when assisting and dealing with farmers.   Oladipupo made the call on Saturday on the backdrop of government programmes not getting to real farmers. According to Oladipupo, majority […]

  Residents of Awka on Friday decried high cost of foodstuff due to lack of access road for easy transportation of produce out of the hinterland. In separate interviews with buyers and sellers of foodstuff on their experiences so far, gathered that there was a need for access roads to ameliorate high cost being experienced. […]

  Mr. Sola Adeniyi, Executive Director of  `GoGreen Africa Initiative’, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has promised to empower farmers in apiculture with the right training and provide technical know-how to willing farmers to improve on bee farming.   Adeniyi made the promise on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]