A Typical Superhighway By Abdallah el-Kurebe A Cross River-based Environmental non-governmental organisation, the Rainforestest Resources and Development Centre (RRDC) has questioned the credibility of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft report prepared by PMG Nigeria Limited on the proposed Ikom-Katsina Ala Superhighway for Cross River state government. A strement signed by the Executive Director of RRDC, Prince Odey Oyama faulted the report, saying that it only seeks to misinform the Federal Ministry of Environment about the potential impacts of the project. According to the Centre, “The Rainforest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC) have read through the 443 pages Environmental…
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By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has commended the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) for the peaceful election of new Executive Council (EXCO) members of the association. Speaking at venue of the election, which took place on Thursday in Lagos, the Director of Corporate Affairs of the leading business group in the country, Mrs. Rosemary Orubor described the election as not only peaceful but also transparent. She called on the new EXCO and members of NAAJ to ensure effective coverage of agricultural and agro-allied sectors of the economy in order…
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State Views on democracy from 1999 and assessment of President Buhari administration We have to be grateful to God for the return of democracy to the country in 1999. However, we have to be frank to ourselves to say that the level of development in the country is not commensurate with the amount of funds the country received within the same period. We made huge profit from crude oil sales but the impact was not felt by the people as much as it should. From 2015 to now, this administration has made genuine efforts to…
Rice farm By Abdallah el-Kurebe Rice farmers in Africa are set to dramatically increase their productivity with the new hybrid varieties that are capable of yielding up to 7 tonnes per hectare, courtesy of a public private partnership, Breeding by Design Project. According to a release issued by the head of Communications and Partnerships unit of the project, Nancy Muchri, the Hybrid Rice: Breeding by Design Project, which developed the first indigenous hybrid rice varieties in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). using the 2-line rice hybrid technology have the potential to produce 7 tonnes per hectare. It further stated that…
Effect of Climate Change By Dele Oni The first quarter of the year in Nigeria has always been noted as usually the hottest period with regards to weather variability and default seasonal pattern. This period is characterized with high solar intensity and consequently high temperature build-up, which in a lot of ways, causes a great deal of discomfort to people. The hot period is often short termed because the raining season breaks the hot cycle with the usually long wet months, which invariably ushers in the period of plenty (Food production). However, the first quarter of 2016 has recorded…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 31, 2016/ — Agriculture is currently standing on the edge of a second green revolution. This revolution will entail fundamental shifts in how the agricultural sector utilises and implements innovative technology to improve output in a sustainable manner and address the need for greater food security globally. These are some of the highlights of PwC’s latest Africa Agribusinesses Insights Survey 2016 (www.PwC.com). “Currently, there is a second green revolution underway. There is a desperate need for food security and therefore higher agricultural output without compromising resources in the process,” says Frans Weilbach, Agribusiness Industry Leader for PwC Africa.…
BidcoTruth Coalition unites groups to demand accountability for Bidco A Ugandan group of more than 100 farmers lost their land to Bidco KAMPALA, Uganda, May 31, 2016/ — The Bidco Truth Coalition, an online activist organisation, has launchedwww.No2Bidco.org, a platform dedicated to charting the human rights and environmental violations of Bidco Africa, the Kenya-based edible oil producer headed by CEO Vimal Shah. No2Bidco.org includes a catalogue of Bidco’s violations, including illegal labour practices in Kenya, deforestation in Uganda and tax evasion across East Africa. The platform also provides visitors with the ability to add their voices to a global campaign of petitions…
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Tillers Distributed to Farmers By Abdallah el-Kurebe As part of activities to mark Democracy Day, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday distributed farm implements and other poverty eradication tools to farmers and women, respectively. While the implement included 1,350 pumping machines, 1,000 tiller machines, the poverty eradication tools were 265 tricycles to beneficiaries in the 23 local government areas of the state. Earlier in his Democracy Day broadcast, the governor said that the challenges of dwindling revenue sources owing to the fall in oil prices, was why his administration was focusing on agriculture. According to Tambuwal, the…
In most parts of Northern Nigeria, farmers use cows, camels and other animals with tillers for ploughing on their farms. New technology is important for smallholder farmers.