As we match towards 2024 and beyond with political baggage, uncertainties, and a frustrating national economy, it appears that the only goldmine every Nigerian should be considering and preparing themselves for is the diversion of their interests to agriculture. This is the reason why the Nigerian government should create an environment conducive for commercial agriculture.
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Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) FCT Chapter says it has lost over N6 billion due to cash crunch resulting from the CBN cashless policy, subsidy removal on fuel and other factors.
Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari, says the Federal Government is giving out 50 percent subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming dry season farming to ensure massive production of the grain in the country.
It is 9.11 am on Monday morning, and Abubakar Bandar, a local farmer in Lugga village of Dange Shuni local government area of Sokoto state, is already harvesting his farm produce on his farmland located near Rudu Village.
Nigeria has the capacity to produce eight million metric tonnes of fertilizer every year.
The Senate has expressed worry, and adopted a motion seeking the Federal government’s intervention in the farmers’ losses of ginger worth N10 billion to pathogenic diseases.
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has urged the Federal Government to assist the sector to ease production cost in order to boost local egg production.
A don, Prof. Tunji Iyiola-Tunji, has advocated the adoption and cultivation of flood-resistant seed varieties to curtail harvest losses due to flooding.
A lecturer with the Department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin, Prof. Oluyemisi Fawole has advocated investing in climate-smart agriculture to promote soil health and fertility.
The Federal Government says it is targeting to increase wheat production by over 70, 000 hectares across the wheat production zone of the country.