Category: Agriculture

British Governnent, Nasarawa Governnent to partner in agriculture, education

By Willy Punvwet in Lafia The British government has expressed preparedness to partner with the Nasarawa State government in the areas of Agriculture and Education to...

Open grazing: Association Calls For Government Intervention To Save Pastoralists’ Means of Livelihood

By Goodluck Ikiebe in Abuja. The Fulani Socio Cultural Association, Miyetti Allah, has called on the National Assembly and the President to intervene and stop the...

FAO seeks end to herders-farmers clash in Taraba

By Correspondent in Jalingo The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday, distributed Napier Grass planning materials to herders and farmers in Taraba state as...

Agro-processing: Ogun nominated for AFDB’s SAPZ programmes

By Correspondent in Abuja Ogun State has been nominated as one of the beneficiary states of the First Phase Implementation of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone...

FG To Step Up Awareness On Food Security

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Nigerian Government,in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, says it will step up awareness creation to enable youths in the country make...

Senate Minority Whip Distributes 6,000 Bags of Fertilizer To Rural Farmers in FCT in 2 years

By Sunday Gbegbe in Abuja The Senate Minority Whip, Senator Phillip Aduda, representing the FCT, has distributed 2,400 bags of fertilizer, free, to rural farmers across...

Nigeria Can Earn $20bn Annually From Oil Palm Production, Says Obaseki

By Goodluck Ikiebe. Nigeria has again been called upon to diversify its economy from crude oil as it can earn $20bn annually from the cultivation and production of oil...

FG inaugurates model ranching hub in Nasarawa state

  By Willy Punvwet in Lafia A model ranching hub project under the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) has been inaugurated by the Federal Government in...

FG distributes agricultural inputs to farmers affected by flood in Birnin Kebbi

From Shuaibu Zubair Tatu, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, who is also the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council...

Rice : WACOT Unfolds New Investment in Kebbi State.

By Goodluck Ikiebe. The West African Cotton Company (WACOT), has unfolded new investments in Kebbi State, just as the firm has been given a pat on the back for being...