AGRICULTURE

Dr Jude Obi, of the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, University of Uyo, has identified poor awareness as one of the key challenges confronting organic agriculture processes and practices. Obi disclosed this in his online presentation on `Organic Agriculture to the Rescue’, organised by ‘Journalists Go Organic...

  Prof. Olayinka Kareem, the new Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has pledged to promote the Federal Government’s “Back-to-farm” policy, by transforming the faculty to an agricultural commercial hub. Kareem, who stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday, explained that this was a way...

"We are empowering youths, lifting state from poverty to prosperity"- Gov Makinde as first batch of trainees graduates at CSS Integrated Farms Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, said on Friday that the state will expand the state's Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) to enable the training of 10,000 youths...

 Some agriculture experts in the South – East have recommended provision of adequate security and inputs for farmers in order to avert impending food crisis in the country.The stakeholders made the recommendations while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey on solutions to the impending food crisis predicted...

    Prof. Emmanuel Ikani, Executive Director, National Agriculture and Extension Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), has called for investment in cassava value chain. Ikani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. The don emphasised the need to improve the value-chain of...

The Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS), a World Bank-assisted project, said it would continue to support farmers to enhance rice, maize and tomato production in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APPEALS is being implementing in Cross Rivers, Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the agricultural revolution embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is yielding desired fruits. The minister stated this on Monday in Birnin-Kudu near Dutse, Jigawa when he inspected Malam Alu Integrated Agro and Allied farm complex. The News Agency...

1,300 Oyo women selected as direct, indirect beneficiaries of SEFAN/SWEAN programme 'plan to complete 200km of access roads through RAAMP on course' Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Friday, expressed happiness over the inclusion of 1,300 women in the state, who are to benefit from the Support to Women Entrepreneurship...

    The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan has said the bank will support the establishment of agriculture technology hubs across the country, stressing that it will further generate activities in the entire value chain and also provide a base for exporting agriculture technology services to other parts...

  Mr Isaac Duntoye, Executive Director, Tropical Farms, Otun-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state, has identified inadequate awareness as hindering agripreneurship development in the country. Duntoye, a crop scientist, who made the assertion on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti, Ekiti,...