Ginger: FG calls for research collaboration to fight disease

*IAR, NRCRI speak 

The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, has called for strategic and harmonised research collaboration between two national research institutes to decisively tackle the recurring ginger blight epidemic in the country.

FG promises N1.6 Billion relief fund to ginger farmers

The Federal Government ( FG) has promised to make available the sum of N1.6 billion to assist ginger farmers that are affected by blight epidemic in the four producing states in the North.

Food Security: FG releases 45 new crop varieties, register two gingers

The National Committee on varietal Release (NCVR) in Nigeria chaired by Chief Oladosu Awoyemi has approved the commercialization of forty five (45) new crop varieties with two gingers registered for proper documentation in the nation’s seeds catalogue.

Let us harness ginger potential says National President

The National President, Ginger Growers, Processors and Marketers Association (GGOMAN), Dr. Florence Edward 

The National President, Ginger Growers, Processors and Marketers Association (GGOMAN), Dr. Florence Edward has posited that the global position of Nigerian ginger must be a task for all levels of Government and private stakeholders to protect against stiff competition from other nations.

FG inaugurates new ginger executives committee

•             President says no more factions

The Federal Government (FG) through the office of the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (FMITI) Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo has inaugurated a new executive committee for the National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN).

Images Speak @ the Inauguration of the National Executive Committee of the National Ginger Association of Nigeria, which held at the Permanent Secretary's Conference room, Federal Ministry of Industry Trace and Investment (FMITI) Abuja.

Images Speak @ the Inauguration of the National Executive  Committee of the National Ginger Association  of Nigeria,  which held at the Permanent Secretary's Conference room, Federal Ministry of Industry Trace and Investment (FMITI)  Abuja.

Nivik trains Kaduna ginger farmers on GAP

 

About eighteen lead farmers from four communities including Iddah, Walijo, Keyin and Gurmi-Dagana of Kagarko local government, Kaduna state were trained in the best Global Agricultural Practices (GAP) of ginger production with compliance to Rainforest Alliance standard by Nivik Investment Limited.