Food availability, sufficiency and affordability will continue to be a mirage as long as banditry and attacks on farmers continue, the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology has declared. Its chairman, Mr Sunday Bamgbose, told newsmen on Friday in…
The Federation of Snail Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FESMAN), on Thursday underscored the need for Nigerians to invest more in snail farming to ensure food security. The National President of FESMAN, Mr Ebeh Ogoenyi, stressed the need…
The Price of tomatoes has dropped significantly in major markets in Enugu metropolis, compared to what it was during the Yuletide. A newsmen market survey on Thursday shows that a big basket of UTC specie of the commodity now sells…
Kudan Local Government in Kaduna state has earmarked 15 hectares of land to scale up seeds, sugar cane and red fleshed potatoes production, towards improving food security and reducing unemployment in the area. Alhaji Shuaibu Jaja, Chairman of the local…
Alhaji Sulaimon Araokanmi, the Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Osun Chapter, on Tuesday called on government to assist farmers with irrigation systems, to increase their productivity. Speaking with the Newsmen in Osogbo, on the activities and challenges farmers…
Dr Effion Hogan, the National Secretary, Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has reaffirmed the association’s commitment to improve local catfish production in 2021. Hogan made the remark while speaking on Tuesday in Ibadan. He said the…
The Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan, says the institute has put in place necessary facilities that will improve the quality of research and training of farmers in 2021. Olaniyan said on Monday in Ibadan.…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina has urged members of the State Agric Team to redouble efforts in the new year to engender a seamless implementation of the government’s agricultural programmes. Dr Adeola Odedina gave…
Mr Godshield Kanjal, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Kalmz Farms Limited, Ogoja, has appealed to governments at all levels to assist in training rural farmers on modern farming. Kanjal made the appeal on Friday in Calabar. “Today’s farming is no longer…
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has concluded plans to train about 2,040 youths on fish farming in Borno. The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Prince Paul-Ikonne, who disclosed this when he visited Gov. Babagana Zulum, in Maiduguri…
