LCRI Researcher attributes high wheat import on Ukraine-Russia war

A researcher at the Lake Chad Research Institute, Dr.Turaki Zakari has said that the war going on between Ukraine and Russia as having negative effect on Nigeria’s import bill on wheat, the countries being major exporters of the produce to us.

Agric Minister tasks stakeholders on palm oil repositioning.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has enjoined stakeholders in the oil palm sub sector to ensure repositioning of the produce to its rightful position of exporting to another Nations.

FG constitutes committee to review agric extension manual

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has inaugurated a committee to review agricultural extension manual of the country towards effective best agronomics services to food security along the value chains.

Democracy day: Insecurity mars FG investment in Agric

 A lecturer at the University of Benin, Professor Eddy Erhagbe has said that the billions of naira the Federal Government (FG) expended on agriculture in the last twenty-three years of democracy may have been hampered by the spate of incessant killings and attacks of rural farmers by hoodlums and bandits. Prof. Eddy Erhagbe stated this yesterday during a program ‘’ Good Morning Nigeria’’ on the National Television Authority (NTA) when responding to question on 23 years of democracy in the country.

AFAN Tussles: Minister, public told case still in court

The Minister of Agriculture, and the general public have been notified not to recognize any group or transact business pending the final pronouncement of the Federal Court of Appeal on the matter of leadership between the Architect Kabir Ibrahim led factions of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), and Faruk Rabiu Mudi who had officially been adjudged as substantive president by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of Federal High Court.

Presidency worries over farmers’ enumerators

*FMARD promises payment soon

The office of the Vice President (VP), Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed disappointment over the prolonged payment to the thirty-five thousand youth enumerators that had registered and captured farmers’ data across the states of the federation, even after the Economic Financial Corruption Commission ( EFCC) investigations had found no sharp practices against the exercise.

Monkey pox: One dead records, Agric Minister advises

Finally, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death of one person out of 21 being infected by monkey box disease.

Over 1m farmers get direct N5.2b fertilizer subsidy, says Pres. Buhari’s Aide

The Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to President Mohammadu Buhari on food security matters, Dr. Andrew Kwasari has said that over one million farmers in all the thirty-seven states of the federation, FCT inclusive benefitted in the last year wet season inputs subsidy, totaling Five billion, One hundred and Ninety-one million, Five hundred and thirty thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty Naira (N5, 191,530, 730), paid directly into their accounts to checkmate the usual fertilizer corruption through government procurement.

Monkey-pox: Minister cautions eating bush meat

 

The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Dr. Mohammad  Abubakar Abubakar has advised Nigerians against eating bush meat  to avoid being infected by monkey-pox disease, that is currently in Europe and America. 

FMARD clears air on collaboration with land development agency

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has said the ministry has no collaboration with the National Land Development Agency (NALDA), saying every move to ensure synergize is always turned down. FMARD Permanent Secretary (PS), Dr. Ernest Umakhihe disclosed this to the visiting participants at course Number 44 (2022), National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS)  at Abuja.