Indeed, you should be. Amidst Nigeria’s diverse cultures, rice is a great unifier for personal consumptions or for moments of celebrations. However, unlike some widely consumed foods, consumer priority for the age and quality is not extensive as loose and…
Mr Brighton Karume, Managing Director, ECOBasic Seed Company, Kaduna, said Nigeria could double its maize production and achieve self-sufficiency if 50 per cent of maize farmers in the country adopted hybrid maize varieties. Speaking during a press briefing in Kaduna…
The Maize Growers, Farmers and Manufacturers Association (MAGFAMAN), has commended Federal Government (FG) for initiating the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and appealed for its sustainability. Alhaji Ibrahim Zubairu, the Bauchi Chairman of the Association, made the appeal in an interview …
Some heliculturists in Abuja have called for more youth involvement in snail farming, to meet up with local and international demand. The farmers said, on Sunday, that heliculture (snail farming) is a lucrative agricultural business that many young entrepreneurs often…
Some rice sellers in Lagos State have expressed worry at the increase in the cost of the commodity, with many of them blaming it on inadequate supply. The traders spoke in an interview with the Newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.…
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says the country will commence exportation of rice in the near future to engender the twin benefits of food security and economic diversification. Mr Ado Hassan, Secretary of the Kano State chapter of…
By Moses Adeniyi No less that 1,786 start-ups in the Agriculture value chain in Lagos has benefited from an over N3.6billion disbursement to boost investments in Agriculture sector in the State. The empowerment, it was gathered, was structured on the…
Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, KSADP, has awarded two contracts totalling N162, 205, 000, for supply of chopping machines and materials for crop residues utilization. While a contract worth N86, 389, 800, was awarded for the supply of 200 crop…
A researcher, Prof. Polycarp Okafor, has said metabolism of cassava cyanide does not play any significant role in chronic diseases such as goiter or goitre with cretinism, Konzo, Tropical Chronic Panctreatitis (TCP) and diabetes. Okafor, a Professor of Biochemical Toxicology,…
By Moses Adeniyi The Federal Government in collaboration with the Lagos State Government on Thursday empowered stakeholders in the agricultural value chain with post harvest technologies and storage facilitate in a bid to reduce the records of losses in the…
