Public hearing: NASS set to pass six agricultural bills

Standing for National Anthem in redcap and white, Chairman Committee on Agric, Colleges and Institutions Hon. Linus Okorie

·       *Shea butter Research Institute faces no objection.

The recently held public hearing at the National Assembly, House of Representative Committee on Agriculture, Colleges and Institutions led by Hon. Linus Okorie was very receptive to inputs and objective criticisms to six agricultural bills that may soon be passed into law for efficient global practice towards meeting global market.

Normal rainfall expected this year, says NiMet

Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi

·        Planting can start from April to avoid losses, says Zero Hunger’s Arosanyin

Normal rainfall is expected this year, especially in some parts of the North but this would not rule out possibility of flash floods.

Soil Scientists call Presidential Initiative for soil pally on fertilizer

Professor Chude, President, Soil Science Society of Nigeria; Professor Kolawole Salako, the Awardee and Mrs. Mabel Salako during the SSSN 2018 conference in

·       Oyo Gov. demands  soil test equipment for farmers

The President of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSCN) Prof. Victor Chude has emphasized the need for the Presidential Initiative on fertilizer constituted by President Mohammadu Buhari to partner with his association so as to be able to achieve soil specific micro nutrients for crops increased yield, soil management and sustainability to ensuring commercialization through fertilizers supply to farmers.

Editorial- Time to jack up allocations to agriculture

Farmland

That the Federal and States’ Governments spent a paltry 1.8% of the N44trn budgetary allocation translating to N810.4bn on agriculture in three years is, to say the least, very callous. It shows that Nigeria as a country is not serious with food productivity and commercialization of the sector to creating wealth and job for the teeming youths.

Tobacco Deliveries Up

Tobacco

Tobacco deliveries to the auction floors have increased as most farmers have finished processing their crop for sale.

Food prices hold steady in April

FAO

* FAO’s first forecasts for the year ahead: Cereals output to ease off record highs.

The FAO Food Price Index remained broadly steady in April, averaging 173.5 points for the month, a tiny notch up from March and 2.7 percent higher than in the same month of 2017.

FAO embarks on Sustainable Livestock development project in Africa

FAO

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with relevant stakeholders is embarking on a project to identify strategies for curtailing any threats to the sustainable long term growth of the livestock sector in Africa.

Pictures speak at National Assembly Public Hearing on Six bill presented for objective criticism according to Speaker National Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Dogara by House Committee Colleges of Agriculture, and Institutions led by Hon. Linus Okorie, today at Abuja.

Standing for National Anthem in redcap and white, Chairman Committee on Agric, Colleges and Institutions Hon. Linus Okorie

Pictures speak at National Assembly Public Hearing on Six bills presented for objective criticism according to Speaker, National Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Dogara held under the auspices of House Committee on Agric  Colleges  and Institutions led by Hon. Linus Okorie, today at Abuja.

Ending Extreme Poverty - Wives of African Leaders Honour Nigerian Foundation

Hope to live

The Coalition of Wives of Presidents and Vice Presidents in Africa for Peace, COWAP, has honoured Nigerian international humanitarian organisation, Jose Foundation, for its efforts and philanthropic activities in championing the cause of women and children towards ending extreme poverty in Africa.

Farmers, CBN disagree on anchor fertilizer

*farmers task NAIC on 80% insurance. 

Participants at the CBN/NIRSAL Anchor Borrowers' Programme Town Hall Meeting

As the preparation for the 2018 rainy season for food production in the North Central of Nigeria is about to commence, the town hall meeting between farmers and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) NIRSAL had a stalemate as the Community Allied Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (COMAFAS)  kicked against the official use of NPK fertilizer