The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boro ,says the Federal Government will train 500 ex-militants in agriculture and aquaculture under its amnesty programme. . Boro disclosed this shortly after his visit to Bio-resources Development…
The federal government has said that it expects every Nigerian undergraduate to own a farm while on university campus. Speaking in Abuja at the launch of the Agriculture Promotion Policy (2016 – 2020), the minister of agriculture and rural development…
The minister of agriculture and rural development Audu Ogbeh said Nigeria is in need of practical farmer who will help steer the country dependence away from oil. “Whether you are in the police or the military or whatever you are…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a roadmap for the agriculture sector, tagged: “The Green Alternative: Agriculture Promotion Policy, 2016-2020.” Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the occasion, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said the…
As part of deliberate policy towards the development of the agricultural sector, Edo State Cooperative Farmers Agency (ESCFA) said it has trained over 1000 youths and women on best aquaculture farming practicing in the state. Nosa Amayo, president of the…
Farms have been built on ancient routes of a semi-nomadic community in Nigeria, causing violence that has already claimed hundreds of lives this year. Cradling her baby son, Benjamin, Joy Abuh stares intently when she talks about the moment her…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the ministry will begin the paddock development in August. The paddock development programme involves growing of special grasses for cattle. Ogbeh told journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, that the…
The World Bank has approved the disbursement of N1.55 billion to Bauchi FADAMA III Project for execution of two agriculture programmes during the 2016 cropping season. Dr Ali Garba, Projects Coordinator, Bauchi State Fadama III Project, disclosed this to the…
By Our Reporter No fewer than 35, 000 registered rice farmers in Kano State will benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrower programme. The state Chairman of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, made…
Jude Chukwuemeka Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners’ Chapel), David Oyedepo, recently said that agriculture, not crude oil holds the greatest prospect for the African continent. The Bishop also said that the current falling price of oil at the…
