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.
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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.
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.
The Enugu State agricultural development programme (ENADEP) has urged farmers in the state to engage in onion farming to boost its production in the state.
The scarcity of sorghum in major grain markets in Kano has been attributed to insecurity in most sorghum-producing states and poor access to improved seed varieties.
Arla foods Nigeria, maker of dano milk, has unveiled a 4-year energy transition plan to build a solar power plant for its state-of-the-art dairy farm in Kaduna, aiming to generate up to 750KVA installed capacity by 2027.
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.
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.
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.