In a statement on Tuesday, Anja Riiser, NRC’s Area Manager in Maiduguri said the body was horrified by the killing of, at least, 12 farmers in Kalle village, Borno state, northeast Nigeria this weekend. “The…
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Seventy percent of smallholder farmers out of 95% that feed the nation are women, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe, has said. The Minister, who made this known at the opening session…
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The Director General of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Dr. Onalo Akpa, has said no Nigerian poultry farmer is making significant profit in the last four to five years due to high cost of…
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The Federal and state governments are working to create enabling environment that would allow herdsmen and farmers coexist harmoniously. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo gave the assurance while declaring open the 55th annual congress of the…
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The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Katsina State has urged its members who benefited from the first phase of the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to repay the loans. The state RIFAN Chairman, Alhaji…
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An American company, Cade Creek International, Colorado, United States, in partnership with a non governmental organisation, Youth Off The Streets Initiatives (YOTSI), is setting up a $25m farm in Ifon, headquarters of Ifon Orolu Local…
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• 5% of cocoa’s $140b comes to Africa despite 70% of global output • Nigeria loses $100b over inability to export major produce Over 84,000 Nigerians have lost their jobs in the cocoa value chain…
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Farmers, industrialists and financial experts in the agro-allied industries have called on the Federal Government to simplify processes and requirements of accessing agricultural financial facilities. They hinged the call on the layers of hurdles that…
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A non-governmental organisation, ProtectOzone Sustainable Livelihood Initiative, has urged the Federal Government to build cold-rooms from solar technology to elongate produce nutrients and shelf-life Olalekan Sipasi, the founder of the organisation, made the call in…
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The pumpkin is popularly known as ugu. It is a native plant of West Africa and is mostly grown and consumed in the southern part of Nigeria. It is increasingly becoming more popular among other…
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