News Release- WFP distributes milling machines to improve the lives of 5,000 displaced families in Borno State

The Milling Machines are improving the lives of families in Borno State

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners have commenced the distribution of 766 milling machines to 5,000 displaced families in Northeast Nigeria to ease the problems they face in processing grains.

NABDA promises more GMO items for Nigeria

·         *Budget planning to support

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The Acting Director General (DG), National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)  Prof. Alex  Akpo  has said that more Genetically Modified (GM) Crops with bio fertilizers and pesticides  are expected to be produced in Nigeria against next year  just as he added the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning is ready to give support to the plan. He stated this during the end of year media party organised to journalists.

FIIRO tasks stakeholders on value addition

The Director General, Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Prof.(Mrs) Gloria Elemo

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have been advised to go beyond production of produce and its export, but also do value-addition through processing for better market and for wealth and job creation.

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.