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Reps ask CBN to provide $3b funding to small scale farmers

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22 October 2024
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The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide an additional $3 billion in funding to small-scale farmers to boost their productivity through the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). This followed the adoption of a motion during plenary on Tuesday titled ‘Repositioning Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending and De-risking …

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Eggs may increase to N10,000 per crate, says PAN

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14 October 2024
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A crate of egg which currently sells between N5,500 and N6,000 may soon be sold at N10,000, according to Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN). Nigeria is currently experiencing one of its worst inflation in decades as prices of many commodities have skyrocketed. Speaking at a press conference to commemorate World Egg Day in Abuja, Secretary of PAN in the Federal …

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Senator urges FG to approve compulsory agriculture studies in schools

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12 October 2024
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The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has advocated for the introduction of compulsory, hands-on agricultural studies at the secondary school level. The senator made the appeal during a public lecture organised by the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the University of Ilorin on Thursday. In a keynote delivered by …

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S/Korea foundation trains 200 Katsina rice farmers

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8 October 2024
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At least 200 local farmers from Dutsinma and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State have been trained on modern rice farming techniques, as part of measures to increase food security. The training was facilitated by a South Korean foundation, SAEMAUL, at the Katsina State Old Government House Banquet Hall, on Monday. The Director General of the Katsina Investment Promotion …

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Senate passes Osun agric varsity bill for 1st, 2nd readings

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2 October 2024
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The Senate on Wednesday gave expeditious passage to a bill seeking the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies in Iragbiji, Osun State. In a swift session, the senators passed the bill for its first and second readings in under an hour. The Executive Bill, sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, was the first to …

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Minister takes steps to revive co-operatives sector, inaugurates committee

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23 September 2024
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The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has inaugurated a Technical Working Group on the reform and revamping of the co-operatives sector of the economy. The Minister performed the inauguration recently after delivering the keynote address at a virtual roundtable of multi-stakeholders in co-operatives. They were drawn from different parts of the country and …

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Cross River combats poverty through mass maize cultivation

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18 September 2024
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Cross River State Government is combating unemployment and poverty by training and funding two hundred youths to engage in mass maize farming. The farmers are being provided 240 hectares of land and maize seedlings and land for the cultivator of the crop in the three Senatorial districts of the state. The state governor, Senator Bassey Otu while flagging off the …

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Origin Tech champions food security with the Greener Hope initiative

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11 September 2024
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In a decisive effort to address Nigeria’s growing food security challenges, Origin Tech Group is spearheading the Greener Hope Agriculture Mechanization Productivity Programme (GHAPP). This transformative initiative aims to significantly boost food production and fortify the nation’s agricultural resilience. By strategically deploying advanced agricultural machinery, optimising land use, and making targeted investments in production and processing, the program is set …

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FG promises to boost poultry industry

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10 September 2024
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed commitment to improving the poultry industry. According to a statement, The Director of Animal Husbandry Services at the ministry, Winnie Lai-Solarin, stated this at a recent meeting with stakeholders in the industry’s value chain in Lagos. Representatives from government agencies, private sector players, and development partners gathered at the meeting …

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Ekiti alerts farmers to FAW infestation in cereals

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24 August 2024
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Ekiti State Government has alerted farmers in the state to the outbreak of Fall Armyworm infestation in cereal production. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, said that maize, one of the most important cereal crops grown in Nigeria and a major diet of millions of Nigerians, was the most infested crop by FAW in Africa. …

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