NISS Registrar emerges as International president of soil sciences

The Nigeria Registrar of Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) Prof. Victor Chude has emerged the new President of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) with its Headquarters at Vienna, Austria.

Osun buys no tractor in the last 12 years

Adegboyega Oyetola

Farmers in the state of Osun have accused the government of buying no single tractor for the mechanization development of agriculture in the last twelve years, saying this has perpetually left them with crude ways of practicing uncompetitive farming for food security.

2022 Agric show records low turn out, minister absent

The year 2022 opening ceremony of National Agricultural show held yesterday at Tundun Wada, Keffi, Nasarawa state recorded a very low turnout, just as Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar was conspicuously absent on  the occasion.

Our MSME 5yrs plan will rescue 40m, address economic challenges, says Dr. Akinyemi.

The chairman, Board of Trustee (BOT),  Forum of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Business Membership Organization of Nigeria (MSME),  Dr. Olajide Akinyemi has unveiled the new economic plan to rescue over forty million Nigerians from poverty through strategic empowerment policy as economic challenges is planned to be adequately tackled for sustainable development within five years.

Images speak @ the official Inauguration of the Forum of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Business Membership Organization of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

Images speak @ the official Inauguration of the  Forum of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Business Membership Organization of Nigeria, held in Abuja.

National Assembly galvanises support for mechanized food productivity

*Minister hails the NBS, Lalong commends

The National Assembly representatives at the 45^th  National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) have both posited that value chain food productivity through the use of modern technologies be intensified to reduce drudgery, and enhance high productivity for food security and wealth creation, just as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and rural development (FMARD) has promised improvement through the establishment of cottage industries to enhance competitiveness and comparative advantages.

Extinction: Ogun raises alarm on walnut, locust beans, 119 others

* FG promises prioritization

Government of Ogun state, through its Ministry of Agriculture, has identified One Hundred and Twenty One (121) African nutritious food crops including walnut, locust beans and African cherry that may likely go extinction if urgent action is not taken, just as the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Dr. Ernest Umakhihe has promised support within the ambit of funds availability, and research provisions.

Farmers promise food security against 63yrs independence

 

The National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Architect kabir Ibrahim has promised food security to Nigerians against next year independence celebration.

FACAN makes bold to enforce FG’s directives on foreign buyers

 Embraces CBN E-naira

The Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) is concluding on a proactive action plan that will be put together to  check the activities of foreigners going into the rural farm gates to buy produce at a ridiculous prices from farmers, just as the members are curious to embrace the new financial electronic naira (E-Naira) transaction deposit of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

ATASP Coord advises farmers to take flood residual advantages

The National Coordinator, Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program (ATASP- Phase-1) Dr. Ibrahim Arabi has admonished farmers to harness the opportunity in the soil residuals occasioned by flood to galvanise high food production for the coming dry season farming.