The Kebbi State Government has approved the allocation of land to WACOT Rice Limited to fast track establishment of a rice academy in Suru local government area of the state.
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The Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the North African country, Egypt has indicated interest in the state’s Agro Processing Zone (APZ).
The Kebbi Government had announced plans to partner with Egyptian experts in agriculture and livestock production for the development of the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has unveiled its new strategy for 2023-2027, which outlines an ambitious plan to enhance technology development and commercialization for farmers in Africa.
The United Nations and partners on Tuesday appealed for 396 million dollars to stave off hunger and acute malnutrition among children in north-east Nigeria and to help people get through the upcoming lean season.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has contributed 60 million dollars to the Federal Government/IFAD-Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises project in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND).
A young master’s degree holder in geography, Viviane Kakou didn’t want to spend her career in an office. She chose agriculture out of passion. Thanks to the African Development Bank (AfDB), her dream of becoming an agricultural entrepreneur is taking shape.
Confessionally, Katsina state is among the luckiest states to have acquired five multi-billion Naira irrigation projects littered across the state. Conservatively, these projects – Zobe, Jare, Dallaji, Sabke, and Jibia dam projects have gulped over 150 billion Naira from the Federal government in the last three decades. For instance, Zobe water supply project Phase I and II alone was appropriated N3.227 billion in the 2017 Appropriation under a budget line, FMOWR64053426. This is in addition to the “little chip in” by the Katsina state government, “now and then”. For example, in August 2003, the then-governor Umaru Yar’adua’s government allocated a princely sum of N317 million for funding a 16-kilometer supply of water from Zobe Dam to Dutsinma town. One can only appreciate the staggering huge resources allocated to these projects after going through their financial audits. These projects, like all other civil engineering projects, have lifespan whether utilized or unutilized, and it will be a colossal loss of public resources, and a disservice to the nation if they attain their lifespan without reaping the expected benefits. Katsina state government must do everything possible to derive the maximum benefits from these projects. So, the major concern is how to make these underperforming, almost abandoned projects perform excellently for the benefit of Katsina state and the nation at large.
ASHENEWS reports that Nigeria’s leading institutional investor in smart agricultural farming, Silvex International in partnership with Jigawa State Government has paid compensation to farmers and herders as part of the efforts towards enabling a rancor-free atmosphere in the host communities of its Climate Smart Farm Estate Project in the State.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it will provide emergency food and nutrition to 2.1 million people affected by conflict and in dire need of humanitarian assistance.