Disease control: FAO, Agric Ministry partner on capacity building

The FAO Country Representative, Nigeria H.E. Suffyan Koroma

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) through the Emergency Centre for Trans-Boundary Animal Disease (FAO – ECTAD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have recently conducted a three-day extensive training of animals and livestock stakeholders on how to curtail Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ( HPAI) outbreak and other affiliated animal diseases that could be economically disadvantageous to farmers.

LIBERAL PLATFORM HONOURS DR ODEDINA WITH OUTSTANDING AWARD

LIBERAL PLATFORM HONOURS DR ODEDINA WITH OUTSTANDING AWARD

Dr Samson Adeola Odedina has been honoured with an outstanding award by the Liberal Platform at the 3rd Edition of the IMERI Convergence held on Saturday, 15th December, 2018, at Dipo Resort, Imeri, Ondo State.

NASS threatens NIRSAL with anti-graft agencies over seeds quality

·       SEEDAN, Seed Council want N10b GESS debt paid

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The National Assembly has vowed to drag Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) officials to either Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) or Economic and Financial Crime Commissions (EFCC) for noncompliance to technical procurement procedure standard of quality seeds to farmers through the registered companies that could give tracking and checkmate adulteration in its ongoing programme just as stakeholders asked for the payment of outstanding debt.

Rice farmers re-count losses, ask CBN for loan relief

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Rice farmers have appealed to the Government to write off the loans given to them because of the flood that wiped away 70% of their produce for the year 2018 while another one be given for 2019 planting season. The request was made by the National Deputy Secretary, Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Alhaji IIiyasu Awodi at the 4^th Nigerian Rice Forum held in Abuja, recently.

Minister vouches support for BT hybrid cotton

·       Association lauds effort

Minister vouches support for BT hybrid cotton

The Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said that the two recently released biotechnology transgenic hybrid cottons had been well tested with no negative health implication on human beings, asking critics to always provide scientific evidence for any negative opinion just as the National President of Cotton Association commended the government’s effort to ensuring approval of the new varieties for commercialization to the economic use of farmers.

Agric forum tasks government on strategic subsidy

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has said agriculture in Nigeria needs to be strategically subsidized for food security to be achieved.

FG raises alarm over $650m cassava product import bill

FG raises alarm over $650m cassava product import bill

The Federal Government has raised alarm over spending of $650 million on the importation of cassava end products annually.

Poultry farmers’ boss confirms FG’s compensation to farrmes

National President of the Association Dr. Onallo Akpa

The president of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN)Dr. Onallo Akpa has confirmed that the Federal Government of Nigeria had made the payment of N2.4billion as compensation to poultry farmers who suffered losses from Avian Influenza across the country over the last four years. He made this statement during the just concluded maiden summit of the Agriculture Correspondents Association of Nigeria [ACAN] in Abuja.

Traders group advocates budget hike for agric

NANT President Berr.Ken Ukaoha- Traders

National Association of Nigerian Traders [NANTS] has once again called for increased budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector in Nigeria’s quest to attaining food security and zero hunger by 2030.

Forum warns of harmful effects of herbicides on environment

 

Dr. Rose Suniso Maxwell Gidado is the Assistant Director of the Agricultural Biotechnology Department at the National Biotechnology Development Agency

Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology [OFAB] has warned of the harmful effects of application of herbicides and pesticides to the environment. Coordinator, OFAB, Nigeria Chapter,Dr. Rose Gidado gave the warning at an event in Abuja.