ASHENEWS reports that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) has ranked South Africa as 12th, Egypt 16th and Morocco 17th, and 17 other countries as world’s top producers of Apples.
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Kebbi state government has acquired 6,000 solar pumps and power tillers for dry season farming.
The Committee on Grazing, Forest, Game Reserves and Cattle Routes in Gombe State has recommended the establishment of a commission to protect and ensure proper management of grazing and forest reserves in the state.
The Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Prof. Opeyemi Ayinde has advocated gender equity in the adoption of technology and innovation for female farmers.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has signed a partnership with American agriculture manufacturing company – John Deere for the procurement of farm equipment worth $650 million for farmers in the state.
The Federal Government has approved the commercial release and open cultivation of a new maize variety, Tela Maize.
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has unveiled an online portal tagged ‘cocoaconnectafrica.com,’ to create market linkage among farmers, aggregators, and buyers in the cocoa value chain in Africa.
In its efforts at achieving food sufficiency in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 23 high-yield crop varieties to farmers.
The Federal Government says it is targeting an estimated 472,000 metric tonnes of wheat product at the end of the implementation period of the wheat production programme.
An agric expert in Cross River, Mr Simon Ogbaji says the Obudu Cattle Ranch has the capacity to sustain production of beef and diary products in Cross River if revived.