The Gombe State government has signed a N12 billion contract with Triacta Nigeria Limited for 21-kilometer gully erosion control works in six communities within Gombe metropolis.
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The Nigerian Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has donated 56 soil testing kits to the Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme (BSADP)
The chairman of the Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Taofik Akeugbagold on Tuesday, has assured of fairness in disbursing the N1 billion loan to farmers.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says the Federal Government has immediate and short-term plans for developing a standard framework and guide for ease of doing agribusiness.
The Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Agbaduhas called on stakeholders and development partners to invest massively in agriculture to transform Nigeria into a virile country for food security and value chain addition.
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced the commitment of his administration to exploiting the agricultural potential of the shores of Lake Chad and boosting agriculture in the state.
The market price of rice has reportedly increased by about 37%, making the product a scarce commodity as demand maintains a steady increase.
A chieftain of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Hon. Agnes Oziwere-Ojeba, has urged the state’s governor-elect, Ahmed Usman Ododo, to live up to his campaign promises by lifting the economic status of the state through viable projects.
Local production of 2,000 tractors a year will boost food production, the minister of agriculture and food security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said in Abuja on Friday.
The vice-chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Simeon Bamire, has called on the federal government to promote food security, powered by science, innovation and technology.