Farmer docked for cheating, breach of trust
The police on Thursday arraigned a 28-year-old farmer, Amos Audu in an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State over alleged cheating. The police charged the defendant, whose house address…
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Kenya moves to boost food security, pins hope on millet production
Kenya is to hasten the transformation of millet value chains as part of ongoing efforts to boost food and nutrition security in the drylands. Mithika Linturi, cabinet secretary for the…
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Gombe Gov subsidises fertiliser for farmers
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on Monday started sales of fertiliser at subsidised rates to farmers in the state for the 2023 wet cropping season. Yahaya, while flagging off…
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FG to commence sensitisation on cassava bioethanol project
The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to commence regional awareness and sensitisation workshop on strategic implementation of Cassava Bioethanol project. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning,…
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Katsina seeks AfDB’s support on agric, renewable energy
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, is seeking the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to develop the abundant agricultural and renewable energy resources in the State. The governor,…
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Borno trains 540 farmers groups on seed production
Borno state on Monday began the training of 540 farmers groups on quality seed production to boost food security in the state. The training was facilitated by the state’s Ministry…
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FG assures farmers of access to quality seeds
The Federal Government has assured farmers across the country of access to improved quality seeds with the newly inaugurated Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy 2022. The Minister of Agriculture and…
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Women farmers want improved access to agric inputs
Farmers under the auspices of Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have appealed to the Gombe State government to increase women’s access to agricultural inputs being distributed in the…
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Dangote Cement empowers farmers to boost food production
……In Ibese host community In preparation for the rainy season to boost food production, no fewer than 60 farmers from the Dangote Cement, Ibese host communities have participated in an…
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Rice farmers task South-West govs on commercial cultivation
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has urged governors in the South-West zone to cultivate rice in commercial quantities to reduce the price of the commodity in the country.…
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