FG REINSTATES 91 SACKED WORKERS OF COCOA INSTITUTE

Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

The Federal Government has reinstated the 91 sacked workers of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State. While welcoming the staff back to work, the Acting Executive Director of the Institute, Mrs. Feyisara Okelana, said the institute has received a letter which vindicated the sacked workers stating that their sack was victimization.

EBONYI STATE LAUNCHES “ONE MAN, ONE HECTARE” AGRIC POLICY

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the current economic situation in the country is the result of laziness of Nigerians to go into agriculture.

Ogbeh tasks agric varsities on practical training

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has ordered Federal Universities of Agriculture to henceforth concentrate on their core areas of mandate. He stated clearly that, “60 per cent of the curriculum and outlines should be on practical, 20 per cent on theory and 20 per cent on research.”

BOA NEEDS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP IN AGRIC FUNDING – MD BOA

Prof. Danbala Danju

The Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Prof. Danbala Danju has called for cooperation from the private sector in providing funds for farmers, noting the significant roles they play in the development of the economy.

HIKE IN PRICE OF FERTILIZERS AFFECTING FARMERS – AFAN PRESIDENT

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has decried the hike in the price of fertilisers by suppliers and other middlemen in the distribution chain. The apex farmers’ body claimed  the subsidy paid by the government does not reflect on the price being sold to the final buyer, noting that the price is being hiked by individuals while farmers are at the receiving end.

FG TO BOOST LOCAL FISH PRODUCTION

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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed the plans to boost local production of fish species in an attempt to reduce the huge importation of the product into the country and also to conserve foreign exchange in the fishery sector.

AfDB to train 250,000 `Agripreneurs´ in Nigeria and 24 other African Countries

AfDB

The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has announced that the bank has earmarked US$12.5B for the training of 250,000 Agripreneurs in Nigeria and 24 other African countries before 2025.

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND POLLUTION FREE AGRICULTURE

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Abdul-Kazeem Kasimu Bayero is the Director, Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment and also a member of the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Our North Central Bureau Chief, David Ampah had a chat with Bayero and he spoke on the promotion of sustainable and pollution free agriculture. Excerpts;

TARABA TO PRODUCE TOMATOES, RICE TO TACKLE RECESSION

Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku

Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku has disclosed that Taraba State has diversified into the production of tomatoes, rice and tea as a way of tackling the economic recession.

Monsanto : The Growing Menace of the Mosanto-Induced Pro-GMO Lobby in Nigeria

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PREMIUM TIMES is very concerned about the determined march by the US-based multinational, Monsanto, to impose Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into agricultural production in Nigeria.