A fish farmer, Chief Tayo Akingbolagun, says only intentional policy and collaboration between federal and state government and farmers will bridge fish deficit gap in the country.
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The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC),Dr. Emem Omokaro has expressed Federal Government’s determination to continue strengthening the capacity of aged women by boosting their entrepreneurial skills in agriculture.
The Federal Government on Monday laid the foundation for the building of 57 units of houses, under the Staff Housing Estate project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has contributed N13.52 billion to the Benue economy through OLAM private partnership arrangement, a state official says.
Warri South Local Government Area of Delta has commenced “Polio Outbreak Response 2 (OBR2) Campaign” in the metropolis.
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Yakubu Muhammad Bello made this known at the stakeholders meeting with Agricare STD Plus Limited, on the Role of Microorganism in Agriculture at the ministry’s conference Hall, Minna
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has said the use of only safe veterinary medicine and allied products available for use in Nigeria by Agro -allied operators will protect human and animal health.
The Country Director of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, Rufus Idris, has revealed that over 11 million farmers have been reached with new agriculture technologies through AGRA’s agriculture extension model called Community Based Advisory.
The Mi-Yetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for adequate budgetary allocation to boost the livestock economy.
Dr. Suleiman Lawal, a lecturer at Economics Department, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, has urged the Federal Government to provide farm inputs to farmers at subsidized rate.