Category: Agriculture

Yobe fruit sellers narrate ordeal, give mangoes to commuters free

Fruit farmers and sellers in Mamudo town of Yobe say they are incurring heavy losses as a result of poor patronage caused by closure of some markets in the state and...

All you must know about RUGA

  The Buhari Administration has commenced construction of Cattle Colonies, rebranded “RUGA” in 36 States of Nigeria. The project has started in Kotongora, Niger...

Niger govt acquires N1.8bn tractors for 2019 farming season

The Niger government has concluded arrangements to procure 10 new tractors at the cost of N1.8 billion to boost its access to farmers in the state for the 2019 farming...

Cross River gets N3 billion rice seedlings order from FG

The industrialization effort of Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has started yielding fruits as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria...

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Oyo gov–elect, Makinde reveals plan for agric sector

The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engineer, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on the 29th May, 2019. ...

Cotton farmers target 150,000 tonnes harvest

The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) says it is targeting a minimum of 150,000 tonnes of cotton production under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor...

Gezawa Commodity Market to provide 5,000 jobs in Kano – Official

Mr Binfan Binchang, Consultant Officer, Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange, an ultra-modern agricultural produce market in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State...

BMO applauds FG’s re-jig of Agric Bank, $21b savings on import

The announcement by the Minister of Agriculture Dr Audu Ogbeh of the recapitalization and general restructuring of Bank of Agriculture is a most welcome development that...

N26m grant for 26 agric cooperative societies in Ogun

No fewer than 26 Agricultural Cooperative Societies from six local government areas (LGAs), in Ogun State have been supported with N26m grant, to improve their farming...

Ogun, OSSAP train agric cooperative societies for higher productivity

No fewer than 20 Agriculture Cooperative Societies in Ogun State have been trained to acquire basic skills needed for their vocation, in order to improve on food...