PRESS RELEASE - MINISTER INAUGURATES 23 BOARDS UNDER AGRIC MINISTRY

 Hon Minister of State,Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri delivering his speech while inaugurating Chairmen and Members of   Boards of 23 parastatals, Agencies and Institutions under the supervision of his Ministry  newly inaugurated yesterday in Abuja.

The Honorable Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (PHD) yesterday at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja, inaugurated Chairmen and Members of Boards of 23 parastatals, Agencies and Institutions under the supervision of his Ministry with a charge that members should regard their appointments as clarion call to service. 

Uganda: Nakaseke Gets Shs1.6b Fruit Processing Plant

 Fruit Processing Plant

Nakaseke residents have welcomed the opening of a fruit processing factory in the district, saying it will boost commercial agriculture in the area.

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Hajiya. Salima Makama, Minister of state, FMITI Hajia Aisha Abubarkar & Director, Commodities and Products Inspectorate Department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) Mrs. Ope Ewe

Now Arumeru Farmers Battle With Tomato Pest

Tomato Pest

Tomato farmers in Arumeru district, Arusha region have raised a red flag over an agricultural pest attacking their tomato crops.

Shea 2018 Commence today

#Shea2018

Have you signed up for Shea Expo 2018? Show off samples of ingredients, finished shea products,and processing equipment at Shea 2018 in Abuja from March 12-14. Email pnunoo@globalshea.com for more information. #Shea2018

One Dead, 9 Hospitalised After Eating Poisonous Cassava

Cassava

One person has died and nine others are receiving treatment after they ate suspected poisonous cassava on Friday.

Kenya: U.S. Firm, Nyandarua Factory Deal Gives Potato Farmers Hope

Kenyan Map

A business partnership between an export company based in the United States and a Sh1.2 billion horticultural processing factory in Nyandarua has re-energised farmers in the region.

Mozambique: PM Encourages Niassa Prisoners to Produce Food

Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario

Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Friday encouraged inmates at the Ntoto open prison in Chimbunila district, in the northern province of Niassa, to redeem themselves from the harm they have caused society in their criminal past, through productive activities.

Uganda Challenged to Improve Coffee Quality

Coffee Quality

Uganda has been tasked to improve its coffee quality if it wants to sell its product at a premium price on the global market.

IITA-CWMP is putting smiles on our faces, and making life easier for us, farmers say

Cassava Farmers

Resource-poor farmers who are participating in the demonstration farms being organized by the IITA-led Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) have said that the project intervention is making life easier for them. According to them, the project is a “burden lifter.” They said they have “suffered over the years, seeking solutions to weed management in cassava farming systems.”