Babalola Seyi Farmers in the poultry and fishery industries are lamenting the continued closure of hotels , drinking joints and other entertainment spots where their products are sold. They say the situation is threatening their business . They also called on the Federal Government to revive the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme, an agricultural scheme that […]
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AGRA invests $2.5 million in agri-business capital fund
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has invested its second tranche of $2.5 Million to boost the share capital of the Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund).The ABC Fund is an innovative initiative by AGRA, the European Commission through its EU-ACP agreement, the Luxemburg Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD)to support sustainable and […]
Kebbi Govt, Agric firm, MECA, sign MOU for management of 100 tractors
The Kebbi State Government and an Agricultural Firm, Machine and Equipment Corporation Africa (MECA), on Wednesday, in Birnin Kebbi signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU), for the management of one hundred Tractors under a Tractor Hiring Scheme. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barrister Attahiru Maccido, signed on behalf of Kebbi State Government, […]
COVID-19: FG reduces price of fertilizer for farmers
The Federal Government has reduced the price of NPK fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 per 50kg bag, Gov. Muhamad Badaru of Jigawa, who is the Chairman, Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) has announced Badaru told newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse that the gesture was part of palliatives introduced by the Federal Government to cushion the effect […]
PFI supplies 19m bags of fertilisers to farmers in 3 years-Official
The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI), says it has supplied about 19 million bags of NPK brand of fertilisers to farmers in 13 states in the country. The PFI’s Chairman, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, made the disclosure at a press conference on state of preparedness and update for 2020 cropping season, in Dutse on Wednesday. Abubakar, who […]
Lockdown: Catfish farmers appeal to FG for special movement permit
Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has urged the Federal Government to grant farmers special permit for movement of catfish and its products from regions of production to areas of need within Nigeria. The CAFFAN National President, Mr Rotimi Oloye, made the appeal in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
AFAN secures 150 tractors from FG
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has secured 150 tractors from the Federal Government to enhance farming activities across the country. The AFAN National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abdulhafiz Alkali, disclosed this at a press conference in Gusau on Thursday. Alkali who is the Chairman of AFAN, Zamfara State Chapter, said that the tractors were […]
COVID-19 crises best time for Nigeria to go into Agriculture-Sen. Enang
Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, says that the current Coronavirus crises period presents the best opportunity for Nigerians to go into agriculture. Enang gave the advice in Abuja when he appeared on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. He explained that the crash in global […]
Poultry association cautions members against exorbitant egg pricing
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), on Friday advised farmers against taking advantage of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic to peg exorbitant prices on eggs. Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, PAN president, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, that the current situation was a time for poultry farmers to give back to the society, […]
Foundation donates land, farm implements to farmers in Kwara
A Philanthropist, Alhaji Waziri Gobir, has donated two tractors, 300 hectares of farmland and other farm inputs to support farmers in Kwara. The donation was made through his charity organisation ‘Waziri Gobir Foundation’ after the inauguration of committee for the Gobir Farmers Support Project. This was made known in a statement issued to the News […]