By Nicholas Dechi Makurdi: Mr Jubli Makka, a Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) Consultant on Financial Inclusion, says late procurement and supply of fertiliser to farmers may hamper agricultural activities. Makka said this on Wednesday at a two-day workshop on Technical Assistance Support to VCDP Financial Suppliers organised by the International Fund for
By Justina Auta Abuja: The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs says it will partner with the UN Women on its digital agricultural platform to harness the benefits for rural women in Nigeria. Mrs Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Olujimi Oyetomi, Director, Press and Public Relations,
By Christian Ogbonna Abakaliki: The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched a Post-Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (Post-SADTS) for 50 women and youths in Ebonyi. Mallam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, NDE Director-General, said the training being initiated by its Rural Employment Promotion Department (REP) aimed at job creations and improving food production. Nuhu-Fikpo, represented by the
By Maureen Okon Abuja: The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Chairman, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has lauded Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti for approving 250-hectares of land in Irele for Diaspora livestock farming. The Chairman in a statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit NiDCOM, described Fayemi’s decision
By Olayinka Olawale Lagos: The Chairman of Livestock Feeds Plc, Dr Joe Dada, has urged the Federal Government to tackle insecurity in most parts of the country in order to bring down the cost of animal feeds. Dada disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He
By Olayinka Olawale Lagos: Prof. Ayoola Olalusi of Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, says there is need for urgent review of engineering curriculum in the nation’s tertiary institutions. Olalusi, a Professor of Agricultural Engineering, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the new curriculum
By Mercy Omoike Lagos: Nestlé Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to food fortification and supplementation as ways to combat micronutrients deficiencies in Nigerians. The company restated this commitment in addressing nutrients deficiency at its annual Nestlé Media Training for Journalist via Zoom Meet on Wednesday, in Lagos. Dr Kanalio Olaloku, Manager Central and West Africa,
By Bukola Adewumi Abuja: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says its FISH4ACP project in Nigeria would boost catfish production and African catfish value chain, which is worth 625 million dollars. FISH4ACP is “an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) contributing to food and nutrition security,
By Olayinka Olawale Lagos: The Oniru of Iru Land, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, on Saturday, called for individual and collective efforts to ensure a cleaner and safer environment. Lawal said this during a clean-up project at the Oniru Private Beach in Lagos in commemoration of the 2022 World Recycling Day. The theme for
By Patricia Amogu Abuja: Mrs Esther Adebayo, President, Women Agro Processors Agricgen and exporters initiative ( Wapagein),has urged the Federal Government to implement policies capable of promoting gender inclusiveness in the Agricultural sector. Adebayo,who made this call at the sideline of the opening of the National export Centre in Abuja, said women will drive