Int’l Day of Rural Women: Female farmers seek support
Some female farmers in Garaku community of Nassarawa State have called on governments and other stakeholders to support women in agriculture to boost the country’s economy and food security. Speaking…
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Oxfam seeks women-friendly polices in agric
Oxfam in Nigeria has called on government to enact policies that would facilitate women’s access to inputs, resources and services, including land rights to boost women’s participation in agriculture. Dr…
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Farmer laments over cost of fish feeds
An Akure-based fish farmer, Mr Lanre Adekunle, has lamented the high cost of fish feeds. Adekunle started his fish farm after benefitting from a training and empowerment programme of the…
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Borno farmers laud FAO’s livelihood support program
Some farmers in Borno State have lauded the livelihood support program initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to rehabilitate and empower farmers affected by Boko Haram insurgency in…
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Farmers count losses as flood ravages farmlands in N’ East
Some farmers in the North-East have called for urgent intervention to avert hunger as flood ravages over 150,000 hectres of farmlands. The farmers who expressed concern over large scale destruction…
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Agric contributes 23% to GDP in 2022 – Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr Mohammad Abubakar, on Thursday said the agriculture sector contributed 23 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in first half…
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Ice pellets, heavy rains destroy farms in Katsina
The Chairman of Kafur Local Government Area in Katsina State, Alhaji Garba Kanya, has confirmed that a heavy down pour accompanied by ice pellets has destroyed more than 300 farms…
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Kogi launches fleshy sweet potato, trains women, youths
TKogi State Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA) on Wednesday, launched Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) programme toward boosting food production in the state. KEDA Managing Director, Hajia Rekiyat Sanni, said during the…
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Nigeria to host 16th Cashew Alliance Conference
The President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), Mr Joseph Ajanaku, says the 16th edition of African Cashew Alliance Conference to hold in Nigeria will attract foreign investors and grow the nation’s…
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FG clamps down on fake, adulterated fertiliser producers
The Federal Government says it has clamped down on adulterated fertiliser producers in Kano State to ensure quality production of fertilisers and farm inputs. A statement by Anthonia Eremah, the…
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