AGRICULTURE

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plan to fund the value chains of nine commodities to the tune of N432 billion in the 2020 wet season. Mr Yila Yusuf, the Director, Development Finance Department of the CBN, disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Yusuf...

The Federal Government has provided a breakdown of N13.9 billion Pest Control Fund recently announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono. The Director, Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services in the ministry, Dr Alabi Olaniran, gave the breakdown, while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria...

  An Economic Expert, Dr Uju Ogubunka, has  urged the Federal Government to give more priority to mechanised agriculture and critical infrastructure to accelerate the growth of the nation’s GDP. Ogubunka, who is a former Executive Secretary of the  Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN),gave the advice  in an...

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it plans to empower 77,400 young farmers to engage in agricultural business. NALDA said the agricultural businesses would range  from crop farming to animal husbandry across  the country. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Paul Ikonne,  said this at a news conference in Abuja...

Nigeria’s Apex Bank, under its Anchor Borrowers Programme, says it is set to empower no fewer than 11,250 farmers for the 2020 wet season farming in Adamawa. Alhaji Ilyasu Mu’azu, the Chairman, Adamawa branch of Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), disclosed this during the flag off of the 2020 wet...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to look towards agriculture as he aims to rebound the Nigerian economy, which has largely been affected by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. Shuiab Mubarak, an agricultural investor, said, “The coronavirus outbreak has made farming and other agro sectors grow more than ever before...

  project to provide 1,600 km of rural roads—Coordinator we promptly paid N350m fund to aid project—Makinde   Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, revealed on Wednesday that his government promptly paid the counterpart fund for Development Partners-backed Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) to ensure accelerated development of...

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) says farmers across the country have lost between 35 and 40 per cent of their resources due to restriction of movement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, the President of the association, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News...

Dr Olayiwola Olubamiwa, the Executive Director, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, has advocated for rehabilitation of cocoa industry to improve Nigeria’s economy. Olubamiwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan that the rehabilitation of the industry would serve as panacea to the current economic...

  .seeks partnership with private sector to expand Oyo economy Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, declared the readiness of his administration to upgrade the popular Akufo Farm Settlement to an Agricultural Estate. The governor stated this during an on-the-spot inspection tour of the Farm Settlement as well...