AGRICULTURE

The Osun Micro-Credit Agency on Wednesday granted N5 million loan to 30 Cocoa farmers in the state. Mr Bayo Babaranti, the General Manager of the Agency, while distributing the cheques to the beneficiaries in Osogbo, said that the loan was aimed at boosting Cocoa production in the state. Babaranti said...

• as he launches IITA-backed STEP programme • pledges to replicate scheme in all zones of Oyo The Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, declared that his administration has set up the state for a massive turnaround in agribusiness, adding that the state was ready to absorb anyone...

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan and Oyo state government on Thursday launched a programme tagged: ‘’Start Them Early Programme” (STEP) for secondary school students in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme tagged: ‘STEP in Oyo State and the inauguration of STEP...

Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has said that the university, with support from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is embarking on a poultry project worth N600 million. Abdulkareem made this disclosure on Tuesday while inaugurating the Mycroplasma Diagnostic and Research Laboratory of...

The Ekiti Government, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is to empower no fewer than 1,000 cassava farmers to ensure increased cultivation of the commodity in the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the launching of the programme in Ado-Ekiti, Gov Kayode Fayemi, represented by the Commissioner for...

Sokoto state government says it has secured N4 billion to be disbursed as loan to farmers across the state in its effort to promote cultivation of cash crops toward reducing impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Aminu Tambuwal stated this on Wednesday when he launched the sales and distribution of fertiliser...

With COVID-19, the challenges hampering the attainment of food security in Nigeria could deepen. The impact is already being felt in the form of rising food prices. As at April 2020, food inflation rose to 15% compared to 14.7% in December 2019. This is according to PricewaterhouseCoopers survey “To ensure...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said the Federal Government has earmarked N600 billion to enhance farmer access to agricultural financing in the country. Nanono said that about 2.4 million farmers were targeted to benefit from the interest free facility, designed to encourage application of...

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, and stakeholders are working to tackle farmers’ lack of access to high quality cassava planting materials. The IITA Digital Extension and Advisory Services Specialist, Mr Godwin Atser, who disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan on Friday, said the project, which will...

…seeks partnership with FG agric on projects The governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has said that the state has developed a robust strategic plan to guide the adoption of agriculture as a viable pillar for expanding the state’s economy. The governor, who stated this on Wednesday, during the...