Agriculture: FG Advocates Youth-Friendly Policies

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has reiterated the need to invest heavily in agriculture, in order to attract youths to the sector.

AfDB Pledges Support to Kano Agribusiness

African Development Bank

African Development Bank has pledged support to continually support Kano State Government in her quest to boost non-oil commodities.

Small holder farmers in FCT call on FG for Land allocation

yam farmer

As the present administration tightens all loose ends  as part of efforts to diversify the economy,  rural Farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government (FG) to allocate lands to them enable them embark on massive production of food.

Ready to be processed tomatoes

Rice farm

 Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday decried insufficient water supply to irrigation sites by the Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA).

Chief Audu Ogbeh, solicits support of lawmakers in protecting citizens Interest on Smuggling.

Chief Audu Ogbeh

 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has solicited the support of the lawmakers in protecting citizens’ interest on importation and smuggling through the borders, stating that”

Rejoinder: Importation is killing local sorghum production!

 local sorghum

Country Director, ICRISAT, Dr. Hakkem Ajeigbe posited that importation of sorghum is not totally killing its production added that Federal Government has done a lot to boost the production in about thirteen states.

Council highlights climate change and SDGs for FAO’s work in 2016-17

FAO

Governing body endorses budget and focus on cross-cutting themes such as nutrition

4 December 2015, Rome-The FAO Council has welcomed the Organization's budgetary focus and renewed emphasis on themes such as climate change and nutrition that cut across traditional disciplines and technical divisions. 

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project and gender balance in agriculture- By Godwin Atser

IITA

Mainstreaming gender in development has several benefits such as building resilience and sustainability in projects and programs. Several studies have proven that development projects with strong gender component tend to have greater impact on the livelihoods of people.

NiMet/NIHSA Poised to Strengthen Synergy.

Director-General of NIHSA, Mr. Moses Beckley to the Director-General/CEO, NiMet, Dr. Anthony Anuforom

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA are poised to strengthen and deepen the already existing relationship between the two government organizations. 

Hide and skin collation centre will expand export trade says Association SG.

Hides and skins Stakeholders.

The Secretary General, Hides and skin, Mr. Husaini Saleh Ahmed has advocated for the support of government towards establishing a collation centre for its association saying it would bring about improvement to both local and export trade through interface of the stakeholders in the production, processing and marketing. He spoke on this medium on other issue of way forwards for the sub sector saying government must provide policy the produce. Read the rest of his excerpts below.