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Friday 30 August 2024

Former Agric correspondents chairman dies

 


The death of the former chairman, Agriculture Correspondents Association of Nigeria ( ACAN) Mr. John O. Oba has been announced.

Thursday 29 August 2024

NAIC boss emphasizes insurance, sympathies with farmers



The Managing Director ( MD)/ Chief Executive Officer ( CEO), Nigerian Agricutural Insurance Corporation ( NAIC) Mrs. Folashade Joseph has encouraged farmers to harness potential of insurance coverage to achieve climate smart agriculture towards food security, just as she sympathised with those who are recently affected by flood impact across the country.

Monday 26 August 2024

Agric Minister raises flood alerts, emphasizes on insurance

 


The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS), State, Sen Abdullahi Sabi Aliyu has announced that 31 states have been penciled for high flood risk, while 249 local governments will experience moderate flood.

Friday 23 August 2024

Oyo state clears air on farming settlements

 


The Oyo state Ministry of Agriculture has said the rumour of farming settlements being sold was not correct, but stated some parts of them were on lease to investors who built living quarters for their workers on the land.

Sunday 18 August 2024

Cassava President calls for farmers' sensitization on planting edible cuttings


The President, National Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) Alhaji Mustapha Othman has called for immediate farmers' training on cassava cutting either in edible or industrial variety.

Thursday 15 August 2024

Farmers endorse genetically seeds, frown at unaccesible support

The Nigerian farmers have indicated their intentions to embrace the planting of genetically modified seeds for its potential to give more increased production based on the resistance characteristics to pest/disease, drought and floods.

Tuesday 13 August 2024

Delayed funding for 2024 Agric impact farming, South West faces famine


There is a great indication that the year 2025 may be faced with another food shortage as the funding to prevent such has been delayed by the Federal Government ( FG) just as South West states May face serious famine due to neglect of the sector.

Monday 12 August 2024

Agro-Dealers defend, say we didn't create farmers' list


The National President, Agro-dealers Association, Alhaji Kabiru Fara has disabused the wrong accusations of round tripping being alleged his members against farmers during the 2023 dry season farming, saying they operated based on the directives given by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security ( FMAFS), just as he emphasized that the program was 85% successful.

Friday 9 August 2024

August protest : Reactions trail President's speech on Agriculture

 


Some Nigerians have expressed their disappointment on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( BAT)'s speech particularly with the aspect that dealt with food security, describing it as passive to the reality facing food agricultural development.

Wednesday 7 August 2024

Livestock: Checkmate cattle routes not ministry creation, experts advice FG

 The experts in the Livestock sub sector of Agriculture have advised Federal Government (FG) against the creation of any other ministry saying the cattle routes should be rather properly manned to avoid clashes.

FG fires Agric Land boss, appoints Engr. Cornelius Adebayo

Engr. Cornelius Oluwaseun Adebayo.                            

The Federal Government (FG) has sacked the Executive Secretary ( ES), National Agricutural Land Development Authority ( NALDA) Mr. Paul Ikonne with immediate replacement by Engr. Cornelius Oluwaseun Adebayo.