Editorial- Using D-8 on Halal meat to solve herdsmen and farmers’ clashes

 herdsmen

The daily recurrent of clashes between the farmers and herdsmen in the local communities  has brought the issue of the 2013 D-8 meeting held in Abuja into our focus as one of the measures that can be used to checkmate this menace as animals would be contained in a place for better meat fatling for more economic gain running to trillion pounds in the global market.  

Food Shortages Drive People in N'East to IDP Camps

IDP Camp

People uprooted by Boko Haram violence in the northeast are leaving host families and moving to camps for the displaced as food becomes increasingly scarce, the European Commission's humanitarian arm (ECHO) said wednesday.

Country Now World's Largest Producer of Cassava

Cassava

Nigeria has become the largest producer of cassava in the world with an annual output of 45 million metric tons. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, has said.

FG, USAID to partner on Cocoa training

cocoa

The United States Agency for International Development USAID is collaborating with the Federal Government to train major service providers in key cocoa producing states on vegetative propagation, to address the dearth of planting materials.

Cheap Food Is More Expensive Than You May Think

Negative externalities are not accounted for in American food production systems.

The True Cost of American Food Conference will be taking place from April 14 to 17 in San Francisco at Fort Mason's Herbst Pavilion. It is organized by the Sustainable Food Trust, a nonprofit based in Bristol, UK, dedicated to creating a food production system which causes the least possible harm to both humans and the environment.

PATRONIZE OFADA RICE- SENATOR BEN BRUCE

Senator Ben Bruce

Veteran broadcast entrepreneur, serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of Silverbird Group ,Senator Ben Bruce seems unrelenting in his fight for patronage of Nigeria’s homegrown products.

Tobacco Floors Tighten Security

Tobacco Floors

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board and auction companies will this marketing season restrict the number of people entering auction floors to curb illegal activities by middlemen.

Miyetti Allah Moves to Identify Criminals

Cattle

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) yesterday said it had set up committees across all the local government areas in Kogi State in its effort to criminals operating among the Fulani.

Kano Supports Grazing Reserve

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

Kano State government has said that it would support current effort by the Federal Government to carve out grazing reserve for herdsmen across the country.

Lagos,Kebbi Govts. Sign MoU on Commodity value chains

Lagos,Kebbi Govts. Sign MoU on Commodity value chains

The Lagos State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kebbi State on the development of commodity value chains.