Kwara gives 50,000 cocoa hybrid to farmers, promises addressing challenges

The Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has given cocoa farmers 50,000 early maturing hybrid seedlings to galvanize its production just as the Government is determined to address all the challenges facing the crop.

Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variability

A new Michigan State University study shines a light on how big data and digital technologies can help farmers better adapt to threats -- both present and future -- from a changing climate.

Covid-19: food security threatened

*Farmers alerted

As the global novel COVID-19 virus spreads to six states in Nigeria, with fear that the infection could get worse, highly-placed stakeholders in the agricultural sector have said that food security would be threatened in the country, just as they had also alerted farmers on the need to take precautionary safety measures that would prevent them from being infected by the virus.

‘Bakers to pay N2.0m for breach of hygiene code’

Bakers are now to pay the sum of two million naira for any breach of hygiene regulations in the bakeries and other confectionaries.

Unexpected ways animals influence fires

Animals eating plants might seem like an obvious way to suppress fire, and humans are already using the enormous appetites of goats, deer, and cows to reduce the fuel available for potential wildfires.

Plateau set to host 44th National Council meeting on Agriculture.

The year 2020 National Council on Agricultural and Rural Development (NCARD) will take place in Plateau state between 20th to 24th April as stakeholders in the sector from all the federation are expected to converge for the purpose of giving approvals to  paper of memorandum for the year food security and commercialization implementation.

Press Release: LAGOS/OGUN NIGERIAN COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT (NICOP) FOR TOMATO, PEPPER, CHILLI, GARMENT AND LEATHER VALUE CHAINS OF THE GERMAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GIZ) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED.

The Regional Nigeria Competitiveness Project (NICOP) under the West Africa Competitiveness Programme for Lagos and Ogun States in the tomato, pepper, chilli, ginger, garment and leather value chains has been officially launched by Governor Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta in Ogun state.

Cassava cottage: BOI, FMARD traded words over N2.4B payment

The Bank of Industry (BOI) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)  engaged on blaming game over none payment of about N2.1 Billion Naira counterpart funding for the completion of cassava cottage processing factories initiated by  the Federal Government (FG) in 2013. Many of the individuals who have paid Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500.000.00) Counterpart fund towards the construction of the processing factories are yet to be paid since 2013 by the Bank of Industry (BOI).

FG TO ESTABLISH AGRICULTURAL PARKS

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with a private organization will begin to establish Agricultural Industrial parks (AIPs) across the six geo-political zones in the country. This was contained in a press statement issued by the ministry.

Sen. Adamu advocates internally generated seeds

The chairman, Senate committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has emphasised the need for more locally made improved seeds saying a bill towards this would soon be passed. He made this remark in a press statement made available.