FG, stakeholders disagree over sales, trafficking of donkey

 Researcher reveals male outnumbers female donkeys

 

The Federal Government (FG) and other stakeholders have disagreed over the sale and trafficking of donkeys in Nigeria, just as a bill to ensure the stoppage of the sale passed the second reading at the National Assembly. This disagreement emerged at the recently held stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja last week.

Images speak @ the stakeholders engagement on the promotion and development of donkey value chain held in Abuja.

 Images speak @ the stakeholders engagement on the promotion and development  of donkey value chain held in Abuja. 

FG to ameliorate flood effects on farmers, says minister

  Kebbi, Jigawa, others lose 95% crops to flood

The minister of agriculture, Alhaji Mohammadu Sabo Nanono has promised that the Federal Government would give inputs of seed, chemicals and fertilizer to farmers affected by the flood. He made the disclosure at a press conference preceding the World Food Day.

AFAN dispute: Parallel office opens as FMARD absent

The dispute in All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) leadership takes another dimension with a parallel headquarters office being commissioned by the Mallam Faruk Mudi led faction at Abuja by the Deputy Governor of Kano state, Alhaji Nasiru just as officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) are not physically present but its agricultural implements for distribution were sited.

Ogun will remain first in food value chain, says Agric Commissioner

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ogun state Dr. Samson Odedina has reiterated the determination of the Government to ensure that the state become a food hub in Africa with youths driving the agricultural food value chains in a sustainable profitable manner.

Ogun Governor commends new 54 experts on broiler project

About 54 trained in Ogun were last Thursday received by the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in his office as certified broiler production experts. This was contained in a release made available to food farm news last week.

AFAN distance itself from FMARD inputs palliative, says is a fraud

All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria has called on all its members to be wary of paying into any fictitious account number for any substandard agricultural implements from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) under the present minister, Alhaji Nanono Sabo. This was in a press release made available to Food Farm News yesterday that was signed by the National President of the Association, Architect Kabiru Ibrahim.

FG inaugurates new ginger executives committee

•             President says no more factions

The Federal Government (FG) through the office of the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (FMITI) Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo has inaugurated a new executive committee for the National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN).

Images Speak @ the Inauguration of the National Executive Committee of the National Ginger Association of Nigeria, which held at the Permanent Secretary's Conference room, Federal Ministry of Industry Trace and Investment (FMITI) Abuja.

Images Speak @ the Inauguration of the National Executive  Committee of the National Ginger Association  of Nigeria,  which held at the Permanent Secretary's Conference room, Federal Ministry of Industry Trace and Investment (FMITI)  Abuja.

Exporters decry apex bank’s policy on domiciliary account

·        Seek President Buhari’s intervention

The Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) has condemned the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disallowing exporters from having unlimited access to their foreign domiciliary account to pursue export. President of the group, Dr. Victor Iyama stated this during a press conference held yesterday at the sesame seeds headquarters office in Abuja.