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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has demanded that Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) money allocated for rugga settlement contracts be investigated by Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), since many of the sites allocated were not allowed to take off.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has revealed that the Federal Government has resolved to inject over N600 billion as stimulus response into the agriculture sector, targetting small scale farmers, to ensure food security and sustainability.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Bashir Tijjani Babajo as the new Executive Director (ED) of operations, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), for a period of four (4) year term with effect from 1st August, 2020, just as he renewed the appointment of ED finance and administration, Mr. Philip Ashinze for a four year second term also with effect from with same date.
Almost a year after the official registration and release of genetically modified cowpea at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) in Ibadan by Institute for Agricultural Research Institute (IAR), the multiplication trial of the new improved variety into foundation and certified seeds has now been embarked upon by 53 farmers and seed companies across the states in a day training conducted by IAR scientists and African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AAFT).
The schedule officer for pepper, ginger, honey, castor and achia in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), Mr. Ahmed Abdul has emphasised that drivers of private sector under the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations (FACAN) must be well positioned with standard capacity to ensure wealth and job creation. Mr. Abdul told Food Farm News last week at the FACAN office in Abuja.
The Head, Pest Control Service, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Mr. Danlami Aliyu Chafe said that no fund has been released from the N13 billion intervention fund to combat birds and other diseases mitigating against food security in the North. Mr. Danlami Aliyu Chafe disclosed this to Food Farm News during a chat.
The National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Architect Kabir Ibrahim has advised all small scale farmers in view of climate change vagaries and impact of covid-19 to take insurance cover for their crops very serious so as to be able to make more profit in the business. Architect Ibrahim stated this in an interview he had with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) last week.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has released a digital cassava weed technology to enhance the productivity of cassava by farmers in Nigeria and entire Africa. This was contained in a statement made available to us Farm Farm News today 18, August, 2020.
