The Dangote (http://Dangote.com) Rice Outgrower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point yesterday when the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote laid a foundation stone for the construction of a multi-billion Naira rice processing mill in Hadin, Jigawa state. The mill with a capacity to process 16 metric tons of paddy rice per hour, when completed, will in a year process paddy rice worth N14 billion bought directly from the famers in Jigawa at market rate. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony in Hadin, Kaugama local government area, Dangote said the commencement of the construction of the integrated rice…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VDCP) has commended the Ebonyi Government for inaugurating projects that impact positively on agricultural production. IFAD-VCDP National Programme Coordinator (NPC), Mr Ameh Onoja also noted while inspecting projects executed by the programme on Thursday, that the development was unprecedented. According to him, “I am highly impressed by the government’s infrastructure strides in respect to roads and bridges among others and this greatly impacts on agricultural production in the state. Rural farmers who are the major beneficiaries of IFAD-VCDP interventions will easily convey their produce to the areas of marketability, in tandem…
Participants at the just-concluded workshop, organised by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), have identified technology transfer, capacity building and finance as areas of support for Nigeria in its efforts to attain the SDGs. They identified the areas in a communique issued at the end of the workshop with a theme: “Mainstreaming Food Security in the Context of 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Nigeria’’, held in Abuja. The participants said that the management of data, information and performance was, however, needed to support the country’s implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while underscoring the need for accountability. They also…
Sokoto state government said it has introduced additional incentives to farmers to in bid boost cultivation of wheat, sesame, garlic and onion in the state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this when he inspected a wheat farm at Taloka, Goronyo LGA. The 43 hectre farm is supported by the state government and is in partnership with some flour mills to off-take the commodity. “Our support for wheat, garlic, sesame and onion farmers have been doubled to enable Sokoto maintains its position as one of the leading states producing these crops in the federation. “These additional supports are in the form…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The National President of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Aminu Goronyo has commended Nigeria’s Council of State for approving $1 billion to boost agriculture as well as empower livestock production. In a statement issued in Sokoto on Saturday, Goronyo said that the Friday’s endorsement of the amount by the Council “is an absolute endorsement that the Federal government is doing it right in the area of agricultural development.” He further observed that upping agricultural funding from $200 million to $1 billion meant that Nigeria would be back to its glorious years of agricultural giant.…
The Youth Agicultural Enterprise Training Programme (YET-P) on Saturday trained 2,500 women on farming in a bid to boost their interest in the vocation and enhance food production. The Director of YET-P, Mr Kator Hule told news men that the women were trained under the Women Entrepreneurial Training Programme (WET-P), with the exercise focusing on empowering women in Agricultural enhancement for food security in the state. He said WET-P is an initiative developed as a toolkit for remedying the fall of Nigeria’s Agriculture . With the theme, ”Engaging Women in Key Opportunities in Agriculture”, Hule explained that it sought to…
The Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) has observed that research and innovations that are being developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative. The group, which is comprised of Nigeria’s private sector players in the agricultural value chain and led by its Vice president, Emmanuel Ijewere paid a visit to IITA to explore areas of possible collaboration with IITA. The team was puzzled and excited over the many innovations that have been developed by researchers in IITA ranging from improved seeds that could more than double farmers’ productivity, to technologies that control weeds and double…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has said that it would partner with cassava growers in the country to boost productivity. The IITA Communication and Knowledge Exchange Expert, Mr Godwin Atser who disclosed this to news men in Abuja on Friday, said the institute had observed the challenges faced by the rural farmers and was determined to proffer solutions through science-oriented innovations. He added that IITA would provide innovations to educate big time cassava growers in the states on ways of tackling several challenges in growing the commodity. “We want to see increase in yield in…
Sokoto state government has said it would soon start a tractor hirinf scheme in order to boost mechanization as well as assist farmers to enhance their production capacity. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this in Kware local government when he inspected agricultural processing machines procured farmers under the state’s FADAMA III additional funding scheme. According to him, “We are starting with 30 tractors, with each of the three senatorial districts to have 10 tractors. This initiative will be implemented with the collaboration of the FADAMA III coordinating office, the state ministry of agriculture and the state investment company, which will…
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that it requires more funds to tackle the spread of armyworm in Africa. A statement issued by the organisation’s National Communication Officer, Mr David Tsokar in Abuja reported the Director-General of the organisation, Mr Jose’ Graziano da Silva as saying that the organisation had raised $13 million to fight the disease and had contributed $10 million from its budget. According to him, Africa is particularly affected and vulnerable to climate change, which is contributing to increasing outbreak of pests and diseases. ‘‘Fall Armyworm, which was first reported on the continent in 2016,…