Prices of farm produce fall in Katsina
Prices of farm produce, particularly maize, sorghum and beans, have in the last five months continued to fall in markets in Katsina when compared with markets in other states, Daily Trust reports. Traditionally, after the euphoria of harvest, prices of food produce begin to rise, especially in March, April and May. A grains trader at
Read MoreStrange tomato disease hits Jigawa
A strange disease is ravaging many tomato farms in Jigawa State, raising fears about scarcity and the resultant high cost of the produce. The disease causes the plants to turn brown, wilt and then dry up. Farmers across the state are currently engaged in dry season farming which began around January. The disease, is mostly found
Read More… produces 90% of rice it consumes – Ogbeh
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday expressed satisfaction that Nigeria is now producing 90 per cent of the rice it consumed locally. Ogbeh disclosed this at the 2019 Annual Research Review and Planning meeting held at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Kaduna State. Ogbeh, who was represented Dr
Read MoreIAR releases 17 new crops varieties
Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, Executive Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) on Tuesday said the institute has released 17 new improved crop varieties that are climate resilient. He made the disclosure at the 2019 Annual Research Review and Planning Meeting held at the newly commissioned Balarabe Tanimu Conference Hall, IAR, Zaria, Kaduna State. The News Agency
Read MoreWhy tomato glut persists in Katsina – Farmers
Tomato farmers in Katsina have attributed the long period of glut of the produce to its current massive cultivation in the state. It was reported last year that tomato farmers had devised ways of staggering the planting of the crop to help control its scarcity in the market as well as pest attack; but this
Read MoreNigeria has 349,227mt seed deficit, seed council says
Nigeria currently needs an additional 349,227 metric tonnes of certified seeds to meet the demand of farmers in the 2018/2019 farming season. The quantity, according to the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), is worth over N130 billion. Speaking at the just concluded seed conference in Abuja, Dr. Philip O. Ojo, Director General of the council,
Read MoreFG to begin payment of N10.3 bn debt to Agro-dealers this week – Official
The Federal Government will this week commence the payment of the N10.3 billion debt owed Agro-dealers in the country, Alhaji Kabiru Umar-Fara, National Chairman, Agro Dealers Association, has said. Umar-Fara said the N10.3 billion outstanding debt accumulated under the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme run during former President, Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. He told the News
Read MoreFarmers, seed companies, others meet in Abuja for seed confab
Many farmers, Nigerian seed companies, breeders and other stakeholders in the seed industry across Africa are currently meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city for the 2019 SeedConnect Africa conference. The event also brought partners from Asia and Latin America for the first time to the Nigerian capital to discuss issues and development around the
Read MoreFake seeds in circulation decreased by 81% — NASC DG
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) says the amount of fake seeds in circulation between 2012 to 2016 has decreased by 81 per cent. Dr Philip Ojo, the Director General, NASC, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, at the Second Edition of the SeedConnect 2019. He said the success was achieved through continued collaboration of
Read MoreStep up bio-security as bird flu hits Bauchi, Plateau
An outbreak of Bird flu also known as Avian Influenza has been confirmed in Bauchi and Plateau states. The Director of the Federal Department Of Veterinary and Pest Control Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Olaniran Alabi told Daily Trust in Abuja that the federal government in collaboration with the
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