Non availability of disaster fund hinders bird flu compensation

Chief Audu Ogbeh

*Minister to write Governors, insists on solution, farmers demand compensation without border

* Farmers demand compensation without border

*Disagreement of farmers’ registration

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has disclosed that non availability of agriculture disaster fund has been the reason why the ministry could not fulfill all the outstanding payments of 2015-2016 that was promised to poultry farmers who suffered losses as a result of an outbreak of Avian Influenza popularly known as Birds flu within this period.

CEREAL CROP PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA – PROSPECT AND CHALLENGES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT, WOMEN AND YOUTH – A PAPER PRESENTED BY DR. TUNDE AROSANYIN

CEREAL CROP

THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF ZERO HUNGER COMMODITY ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA IN OUAGADOUGOU, BARKINA FASO AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 

 cereal crops are grains usually cultivated farm land for food, cash and livestock feed. In Nigeria, major cereal crops cultivated are Maize, Rice, Sorghum, Millet and Wheat. The country is endowed with a land mass of 923,000m sq km of which 45% is arable for cereal, tree crop and tuber crop farming. Other climatic features such as annual rainfall are average of 1,150mm; 8 hours sunshine per day, humidity and temperature of 21⁰c were very favorable to cereal production.

GMO:NBMA will not Compromise Safety, counter opinions disagree, call for national debate

Dr. Rufus E. Ebegba

Dr. Rufus E. Ebegba, Director General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has said that the responsibility of the Agency is to safe guard the health of Nigerians in the practice of modern biotechnology and the use of genetically modified organisms.

Simple motorized weeders demonstrate the imperatives of cassava mechanization

IITA modified simple motorized weeders being used on a cassava field in Ibadan

Gasoline powered simple weeders adapted for weeding in cassava farms hold promise and may take off the burden of weeding faced by small-scale farmers in Africa.

Joint Private sector partnership will boost food security – Minister

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that private sector partnership in the agriculture sector remained vital for the country to attain food sufficiency.

‘Poultry farmers are going through tough time in Nigeria’

Poultry farmer

Mr. John Dassar is the Plateau State chapter chairman of Poultry Association of Nigeria. In this interview conducted by Food Farm News he spoke on the struggle of the bird raisers to keep afloat in these lean times, the contagious and zoonotic bird flu and what the government should do to help the farmers. Excerpts…

Zero hunger plan to emancipate Nigeria from poverty, hunger, says Obasanjo

 

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Synthesis Report of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Strategic Review provided a framework that would unlock the potential of Nigeria and emancipate her from the shackles of hunger and poverty. He made the statement at the recent launch of a strategic plan and roadmap to achieve zero hunger by 2030.

Editorial- Reversing post harvest losses

Reversing post harvest losses

The rate of post harvest losses among farmers across the country calls for concern. A visit to various food markets and even farms attests to this facts. It has been estimated that about 60 percent of produce ends up being wasted.  This a critical issue more so when Nigerians are crying of hunger.

Kenya: Government Declares Drought a National Disaster

Kilifi County Commissioner Joseph Keter (left) and county Kenya Red Cross manager Hakima Masoud (right) verify an SMS text from one of the beneficiaries of the cash transfer programme launched in Kaloleni. Add caption

The Government has declared the current drought affecting 23 arid and semi-arid counties and pockets of other areas a national disaster.

Hydroponic growing the future of Agriculture

Hydroponic

*Hydroponics technology will improve Nigeria’s food security and driving growth

In this context, one of the most promising developments has been the rapid increase of investment in hydroponic agricultural activity across the globe in recent years. Hydroponic farming, which involves growing plants in nutrient-rich water instead of soil, has the potential to transform not only regional food security, but to generate a considerable amount of economic growth across the region.