Category: Agriculture
Five-year agric master plan for Kwara
Kwara State Comprehensive Agricultural Master Plan will be ready soon to guide the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration’s policy direction on agriculture as the world...
SW govs reject 10, 800 bags of rice donated by FG as COVID-19 palliative
…Says rice unhealthy for human consumption …Decision communicated to FG through VP Osibajo …How APC governors kept mum, used Makinde to fly...
COVID-19: Ize-Iyamu advocates support for farmers
The frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has called on the government to support farming and agriculture in the...
COVID-19 lock down: Bashorun Askia Foundation donates food items to Isoko nation
…Donates N.5m to Isoko COVID-19 Relief Fund In a bid to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic Lock Down on the indigent and vulnerable people, the founder...
Kwara gov orders suspension of top civil servant over extortion of farmers
· Says govt won’t tolerate extortion of any kind · EFCC to probe scam Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate suspension of...
Livestock programme key to Nigeria’s food security – Kwara govt
The successful implementation of the National Livestock Transformation programme (NLTP) of the Federal Government would drive productivity in agriculture,...
Scientists in search of new varieties of rice as climate change threatens crops
Rice is one of the most important cereal crops in the world and makes up an important part of the human diet. Rice production in Europe, which currently accounts...
CBN gives nod to six firms for milk importation, bars others
The Central Bank of Nigeria has given approval to six dairy companies to import milk into the country. ALSO READ: Insurgency: Over 1,115 children die from acute...
Kwara to distribute 50,000. cocoa seedlings- AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration has raised 50,000 hybrid Cocoa seedlings, which will be distributed to farmers at...
Like yam, Nigeria to begin rice exportation in 2022 – Minister
Just like Nigeria started the exportation of yam tubers to the UK in the days of Mr, Audu Ogbeh, the current Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad...
