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Tuesday 6 June 2017
Drought Insurance 'An Experiment That Failed' in Malawi - Report
Monday 5 June 2017
Editorial -Ensuring agricultural productivity standard
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Sen. AbdullahiAdamu and Publisher Food Farm News,
Mr. Ayeni Oladehinde at Eurobase investors’ interface with farmers at
Conference centre.
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The issue of substandard products has cut across all facets
of our economy including agricultural produce, and this has impacted negatively
on their acceptability globally, with exporters facing sanctions and rejection
at the international markets.
‘In Lagos, we intend to minimize the 40-60 per cent post harvest losses in agriculture’
Lagos Agric PS, Dr. olayiwoleOnasanya.
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Dr Olayiwole Onasanya is permanent secretary of the Lagos
state Ministry of Agriculture. Here in this interview conducted by a team of Foodfarmnews in Abuja he spoke on a
number of issues including the state’s plan to stem post harvest losses in
vegetables, tomatoes, pepper and other produces. Excerpts…
Sunday 4 June 2017
Gambia: Govt to Make Farming a Business
Peanut farmers in southern Gambia. |
The
minister of agriculture, Omar Jallow, has said the focus of the new
government is to rebuild the agriculture sector to make farming a
commercial venture by making it competitive and rewarding as a business.
‘Let us know the farmers to whom CBN gave 37 billion naira’
Hon. Mohammed Magaji, Chairman Agric and Animal Husbandry Committee, Gombe State House of Assembly |
Hon.
Mohammed Magaji, Chairman Agric and Animal Husbandry Committee, Gombe State
House of Assembly had an interview with FoodFarmNews
where he emphasized that if we continue to talk without implementation of
what have been discussed and recommended, it would amount to waste of time and
energy, among other issues and also demanded transparency in the implementation
of the Anchor Borrower Programme. Excerpts…
Saturday 3 June 2017
FACAN cries against agricultural export ban
The Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of
Nigeria (FACAN )has sent a passionate plea to the all concerned government
quarters to take speedy action against the United Nation’s decision to ban any
agricultural produce that is not bagged in a hydrocarbon-free bag so that the
umbrella body for all the commodities association could embark on importing
jute bags made of kenaf pending when they will be available in mass production
in the country.
Minister assures Indorama of quick turnover of products
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and others during a visit to the Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Company Limited |
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief
Audu Ogbeh, has assured the management of Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Company
Limited, of prompt evacuation of its products. The Minister gave the assurance
shortly after a closed-door meeting with management of the company and some
directors of his ministry during a facility tour of the company, recently.
Friday 2 June 2017
Adamu condemns talks-without-action, in agriculture
Rt-Lt- NIAC Boss, MrsFolashade Joseph, Chairman,
Senate AgricComm, Dr. AdamuAbdullahi&Chineese Investor& Chairman
Eurobase, Mr. Don Ekesiobi
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It was fireworks, and flaks literary flew as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu, condemned the system that delights in what he describes as ‘talk-shows’ without corresponding action that should have followed. He spoke recently in Abuja while delivering a good will message at the consultative forum on national farmers’ empowerment programme, organized by the Agric ministry and Eurobase Consult limited.
Feeds availability, panacea for peace between herdsmen, farmers
Participant at the 2 day workshop on Commercial
Pasture as a tool for national Livestock development organized by NIAS/ CDA,
Kano.
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*Stakeholders
perceptive…PARE, MACBAN, GAFDAN
The frequent clashes between herdsmen and
farmers have been attributed to insufficiency of animal feeds and the need for
commercial pasture production to fill this gap has been advocated and
recommended to enhance the integration of Federal Government (FG)’s ranching
into grazing reserves project, with pastoralists organizations sharing their
experiences and plotting the way forward.
South West Obas, others challenge Governors, money bags for non-research development
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*Scientists
decry poor OFAR, TRM performance, hail
Ekiti, Lagos, ask for funding
The just concluded 30th annual event of South
West, Research Extension Farmers Input Linkage System (REFILS) with the theme “
Diversification and Sustainability of Agricultural Production: the role of
mechanization” that took place at Institute for Agricultural Research and Training
(IAR&T), Ibadan had in attendance royal fathers, farmers, scientists,
researchers, academia and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) at the input
value chains who all out-rightly frowned at the governors and rich people in
the zone for not investing in
agricultural development with reference to research and technologies transfer
that may result in shortages just as scientists have described the last and
previous years (On- Farm Adaptive Research) OFAR and (Technology Review Meetings) TRM at
all the states in the region as being very poor with the exception of Lagos and
Ekiti states.
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