Category: Agriculture
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Delta rice farmer loses over N70 million rice farm to flood
The Managing Director of Merrybell Rice Farm, Mr Felix Okonti has lost 50 hectares (about 250 metric tonnes of rice) farm to flood, disclosing that his total loss was about N72 million.
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INVESTIGATION: Nigeria’s home-grown rice supported by smuggling from Benin Republic, Niger
Nigeria has taken several steps to drive a sustainable agricultural sector, including the decision to close its land borders for two years, with the end goal to prosper farmers, ensure food balance and nutritional security, attract the unemployed youth population and promote quality of life for its citizens.
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FG, EU present report on maize value chain in Nigeria
The Federal Government and the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, on Friday presented a report on the value chain analysis study on maize. This is contained in statement by the bloc and made available to newsmen in Abuja. The collaboration was done between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the…
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NIRSAL grants N500m loans to 4,600 Nassarawa farmers to boost agriculture
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has disbursed over N500,000,000 million to farmers in Nasarawa state from 2017 to 2020. Head project monitoring, Reporting of Remediation office, NIRSAL, Mr. Noel Dilli, disclosed this during a media and stakeholders engagement meeting in Lafia, the state capital on Thursday. Dilli said the objectives…
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6 quick tips to do rice farming, yourself
wondering a region of the world that does not do rice farming? Still wondering if you can even do rice farming yourself? Okay. Is there a region without a rice farm? No. Can you do rice farming yourself? Yes. In fact, rice is a staple food, the world over. Everyone is either consuming it as…
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I made over N3m from fish farming in 2020 – 70-yr-old retiree
Mr Ezra Amos, a 70-year-old retiree from Dadin Kowa community of Gombe State said he realised over N3 million from fish farming in 2020. Amos, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dadin Kowa, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, on Wednesday, said fish farming was paying his bills as a…
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Poultry industry to shut down by January
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has threatened to shut down the industry by Jan. 2021 if the Federal Government fails to halt exportation of maize, soybeans and soymeals. Mr Ezekiel Mam, President of the association said this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference tagged “Crisis and the survival of the Nigeria poultry…
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FG seeks $1.2 billion agriculture loan
The Federal Government is seeking the approval of $1.2 billion loan from the National Assembly to address issues in the agriculture value chain, finance minister Zainab Ahmed said on Tuesday in Abuja at the ministry’s budget defence. Ahmed told the House of Representative Committee on Finance that the loan would be sourced from the Brazilian…
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Niger Govts meets Fulani herdsmen, seeks support for modern animal husbandry
As part of efforts at developing the Bobi Grazing Reserve in Mariga Local Government area of Niger State, the State Government has organized a stakeholders meeting with the Fulani Herdsmen within the Reserve. The meeting which aimed at educating the Herdsmen on the need for their maximum support and participation in the Modern Animal Husbandry,…
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Government confirms outbreak of swine disease in Delta State
The Delta State Government has said there has been a suspected outbreak of pig disease, known as African Swine Fever (ASF) in pig farms across the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports ASF, a contagious viral disease impacting only pigs, is caused by the African swine fever virus. In a statement, Dona Obuseh, Delta State Director of…