‘In Lagos, we intend to minimize the 40-60 per cent post harvest losses in agriculture’

     Lagos Agric PS, Dr. olayiwoleOnasanya.

Dr Olayiwole Onasanya is permanent secretary of the Lagos state Ministry of Agriculture. Here in this interview conducted by a team of Foodfarmnews in Abuja he spoke on a number of issues including the state’s plan to stem post harvest losses in vegetables, tomatoes, pepper and other produces. Excerpts…

Gambia: Govt to Make Farming a Business

Peanut farmers in southern Gambia.

The minister of agriculture, Omar Jallow, has said the focus of the new government is to rebuild the agriculture sector to make farming a commercial venture by making it competitive and rewarding as a business.

‘Let us know the farmers to whom CBN gave 37 billion naira’

Hon. Mohammed Magaji, Chairman Agric and Animal Husbandry Committee, Gombe State House of Assembly

Hon. Mohammed Magaji, Chairman Agric and Animal Husbandry Committee, Gombe State House of Assembly had an interview with FoodFarmNews where he emphasized that if we continue to talk without implementation of what have been discussed and recommended, it would amount to waste of time and energy, among other issues and also demanded transparency in the implementation of the Anchor Borrower Programme. Excerpts…

FACAN cries against agricultural export ban

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The Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of Nigeria (FACAN )has sent a passionate plea to the all concerned government quarters to take speedy action against the United Nation’s decision to ban any agricultural produce that is not bagged in a hydrocarbon-free bag so that the umbrella body for all the commodities association could embark on importing jute bags made of kenaf pending when they will be available in mass production in the country.

Minister assures Indorama of quick turnover of products

Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike  and others during a visit to the Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Company Limited

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has assured the management of Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Company Limited, of prompt evacuation of its products. The Minister gave the assurance shortly after a closed-door meeting with management of the company and some directors of his ministry during a facility tour of the company, recently.

Adamu condemns talks-without-action, in agriculture

     Rt-Lt- NIAC Boss, MrsFolashade Joseph, Chairman, Senate AgricComm, Dr. AdamuAbdullahi&Chineese Investor& Chairman Eurobase, Mr. Don Ekesiobi

It was fireworks, and flaks literary flew as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu, condemned the system that delights in what he describes as ‘talk-shows’ without corresponding action that should have followed. He spoke recently in Abuja while delivering a good will message at the consultative forum on national farmers’ empowerment programme, organized by the Agric ministry and Eurobase Consult limited.

Feeds availability, panacea for peace between herdsmen, farmers

    Participant at the 2 day workshop on Commercial Pasture as a tool for national Livestock development organized by NIAS/ CDA, Kano.

·        *Stakeholders perceptive…PARE, MACBAN, GAFDAN

 The frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers have been attributed to insufficiency of animal feeds and the need for commercial pasture production to fill this gap has been advocated and recommended to enhance the integration of Federal Government (FG)’s ranching into grazing reserves project, with pastoralists organizations sharing their experiences and plotting the way forward.

South West Obas, others challenge Governors, money bags for non-research development

   Group Picture at IAR&T Cropping/REfILs group picture with traditional obas from Ibadan and Ile-Ife.

·         *Scientists decry poor OFAR, TRM performance, hail  Ekiti, Lagos, ask for funding

The just concluded 30^th annual event of South West, Research Extension Farmers Input Linkage System (REFILS) with the theme “ Diversification and Sustainability of Agricultural Production: the role of mechanization” that took place at Institute for Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan had in attendance royal fathers, farmers, scientists, researchers, academia and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) at the input value chains who all out-rightly frowned at the governors and rich people in the zone for not investing  in agricultural development with reference to research and technologies transfer that may result in shortages just as scientists have described the last and previous years (On- Farm Adaptive Research)  OFAR and (Technology Review Meetings) TRM at all the states in the region as being very poor with the exception of Lagos and Ekiti states.

China pledges 6.7billion dollars to Nigerian agriculture

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (R) With The Chinese Ambassador To Nigeria, Mr Gu Xiaojie

The People’s Republic of China through its office has restated its promise to help develop the Nigerian Agriculture. The commitment was made   during the recently held China-Nigeria Agricultural Modernization Cooperation Forum 2017, held in Abuja.

FG to establish Agro-Rangers against cattle rustlers

Chief Audu Ogbeh.

·       *FMARD set to deploy agric plantation

In combating insecurity as regards food production across the country, the Federal Government has disclosed that it intends to launch a new department called Agro-Rangers, to fight multiple taxation of food; farmers- herdsmen clashes and to put a stop to the activities of the cattle rustlers.