Editorial- Agriculture: The need for Southwest governments to wake up

There is a need for the Southwest governments to wake up from their slumber with regards to harnessing great economic potential in Agriculture as their counterparts from the other regions are not giving any chances despite of insurgency.

FG Promises support for Turmeric Association leaders

The Federal Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (FMITI) has restated, through one of its directors, Mr. Goni Ahmed its readiness to support the value chains of turmeric for more foreign exchange earnings.

Agro dealers blame FG, CBN for fertilizer scarcity

The president of the Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) Alhaji Kabiru Fara has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Government (FG) were both responsible for the scarcity of fertilizer in the country.

AFAN imbroglio: Concerned members ask for election, disown ‘president’ Mudi

Members of All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) from all the six geo-political zones of the country have asked the president, Architect Ibrahim Kabir and his executive members to conduct national election on or before the January 15, 2021 just as they demanded that Farouk faction should step down and subsume into the subsisting leadership of Ibrahim.

Images speak @ the election of the National Tumeric Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

 

Images speak @ the election of the National Tumeric Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

IITA partners MasterCard to create 40,000 agric job for youths in Nigeria

 About 40,000 Nigerian youths have been targeted to be trained by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with MasterCard Foundation in various Agric-business entrepreneurship in food values. This was contained in statement made available yesterday by IITA Godwin Atser .

Minister, others attribute mechanization, food value chains to low productivity

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have said that the underdevelopment of the mechanization and agricultural value chains were responsible for the low productivity in the sector.

Yam: FG ready to check beetle disease, promises support for flood affected farmers

The Federal Government (FG) has said that frantic effort is being put in place to control infestation of beetle on yam, while also promises incentives for those affected by the pest and flood.

FG promises more support for groundnut productivity

The Federal Government (FG) through the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) Mr. Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha has said that groundnut value chains would be well supported as part of cardinal vocal point of this administration to diversify the economy from oil to non oil of agriculture.

NALDA executes Buhari’s order on youth engagement in farming

The Executive Secretary (ED) of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Mr. Paul Ikonne has said that the Agency had already started to engage the Nigerian youths in farming. He said this during a  Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) 9 pm network news recently.