Tag Archives: Agriculture

President Muhammadu Buhari has, again, called on youths in Nigeria to seize opportunities in agriculture, a sector of the economy he said is already proving to be the bedrock of the nation’s new economy. He made the call, on Monday, at the Blair House, Washington DC, after his White House engagements with President Donald Trump. He was speaking at a …

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A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming systems. The challenge of weeds on Nigeria’s agricultural productivity was brought to the fore at the meeting of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) …

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The Executive Director, Commercial of Agro Park Development Company Limited, Mr. Seun Edun has called on Nigerians to embrace commercial agricultural practices in order to position the country as a serious agricultural nation. Edun in an interview told journalists in Lagos that Nigerians are largely practicing subsistence farming through which it cannot benefit maximally from the vast arable land the …

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Nigerian Musicians have asked the government for an increase in the budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector in the 2018 budget. The artistes,which included Sound Sultan, Vector, Niniola, Harrysong, Lami Philips and Illbliss among others, called on the authority to ‘Walk the Talk’ and to put money “where our mouth is” by increasing the amount of budget that goes to …

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Nigerian yam exporters have refuted news report which alleged rejection of their consignments in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA).  In a statement on Tuesday, the exporters explained that their consignments were successfully cleared at the ports and delivered to their various warehouses.  According to the statement, the concerned exporters “have expressed worries about the potential impact …

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The President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Nigeria needs more investment in rural infrastructure to boost agricultural production in the country. Adesina on Tuesday in Des Moines, USA said that the country must continue to operate policies that would assist farmers in accessing seeds and fertilisers easily. “We must continue to run public policies that get access …

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Efforts by the federal government to diversify the economy and generate foreign exchange from other sources might have started yielding the needed results as the trade statistics report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), revealed that the exportation of agricultural goods grew by 82 per cent in the first quarter of 2017. The sectoral breakdown showed that proceeds from …

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Research being conducted by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in seed yam multiplication holds promise and could help Nigeria to quadruple yam production, says Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, who ends a two-day visit in Ibadan today. Addressing reporters after a tour of IITA facilities including cassava fields, the aflasafe (a biocontrol product …

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The Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, on Tuesday said the Chinese government had offered to open a credit line of $4.5bn for Nigeria to improve agriculture in the country. Yari disclosed this to State House correspondents after he and the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the development at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The …

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TAYO OLANIPEKUN Journalists have been urged to intensify their coverage of the agricultural sector with a view to making it attractive to the youths and reminding the government of the obligation to demonstrate more commitment to agriculture through the budgetary allocation. Head of Oxfam GB Nigeria, Constant Tchona, who made the charge during the week at the opening of a …

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