FG Restates Commitment To Job Creation Through Agriculture

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri

The Federal government through the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has again expressed the political will and commitment to creating business employment in agriculture.

Zimbabwe: Fortification Debate Rages

grain milling industry

The grain milling industry has appealed to Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Mike Bimha to engage Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa to rescind his decision to impose a mandatory fortification programme citing lack of adequate consultation on the matter, among other reasons.

How smuggling affects Kebbi paddy rice market fortunes

Rice

For some, Kebbi State is the rice capital of Nigeria. Home to hundreds of thousands of rice farmers with over 500,000 hectares of rice farmlands, the story of rice in the state is, however multidimensional.

Ethiopia: Towards Optimal Utilization of Livestock Sector

Livestock

The rapid economic and population growth in developing countries caused an unprecedented demand for livestock products. The demand is estimated to grow year in and year out and could hit 70% over the coming 30 years, as documents show.

Sokoto to train 2m people on poultry farming

The Sokoto State Government has announced plan to train two million people on poultry farming.

This was contained in a statement signed by Malam Imam Imam, the media aide to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal..

Cottage Processing: Industry Bank, Agric Ministry, private stakeholders meet July 4-5

Cottage Processing

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture in conjunction with the Bank of Industry will be holding a stakeholder meeting on cottage crop processing factory.

RMRDC distributes 10,000 improved oil palm seedlings

farm

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has distributed 10,000 seedlings of improved variety of oil palm known as Tenera to farmers’ associations and cooperative societies for the 2017 planting season.

Zimbabwe: Avian Influenza - Govt Remains On High Alert

Birds

Government is in the process of mounting a risk based survey of the wild bird population to establish possible primary source of the Avian Influenza, with an external international specialist support team expected in the country this week for backup services.

FG to inaugurate Committee for land use decree

Land

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh may this week formally inaugurate a committee that will look into better repositioning of National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).

Editorial- FG yam export, commendable

Yam

The recently launched yam export to Europe and America by the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh is a welcome development that was long overdue--towards expanding the market space for farmers and foreign exchange earnings for the entire nation. This step is indeed commendable and on the right path at this critical point in time when the value of the naira has depreciated, with resultant high prices of food items.