‘Agric finance schemes too complex for Nigerian farmers’
In this interview with FEMI IBIROGBA, Chief Executive Officer/Country Manager of Dizengoff Nigeria, Mr. Antti Ritvonen, reveals what the government, farmers and policy makers can do to restore Nigeria to its fame of being a leading food producer and exporter. Read the excerpts:Nigeria was a leading food producer before and shortly after independence, but the
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Why Katsina farmers abandoned large scale cocoyam farming
Cocoyam farmers in Katsina State have expressed concern over how, for almost a decade now, leaf blight disease has been hindering large scale production of the crop in the state. Fifteen years ago, the southern part of Katsina State was well known for the large scale production of cocoyam. The many merchants from the south,
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Lightning strikes dead 23 cows in Ekiti community
Deafening lightning on Tuesday struck dead about 23 cows at Okeowa Eluju, a farmstead in Iloro-Ekiti, Ijero Local Government area of the state. The lightning followed a downpour in a community which some said was unprecedented and caused panic. A herder, Abdullahi Kadiri, described the incident as a strange occurrence while lamenting the loss to
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CATAS boosts farmers capacity on cassava, pepper cultivation
Towards increasing the revenue base of farmers and achieve the country’s diversification dream, the China Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences (CATAS), in collaboration with Green Agriculture West Africa Nigeria Limited (GAWAL) held a training course on cassava processing and pepper cultivation technology, with 100 participants from different agencies and organisations. Deputy General Manager of GAWAL,
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