Tag Archives: agriculture

The Ondo State Government said on Friday that it was set to boost agriculture in the state with the procurement of no fewer than 20 tractors before end of August. Mr. Adegboyega Adefarati, Commissioner for Agriculture, made this known during the distribution of 170,000 free cocoa seedlings to farmers in Owo and Ose Local Government Areas of the state. “Today, ...

“The Oyo State Government has called on landowners to release their idle lands to investors for cultivation so as to boost the state’s agricultural development.”- The Nation Prince Oyewole Oyewunmi, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, made the call a news conference in Ibadan on Wednesday. Gov. Abiola Ajimobi has repeatedly claimed that the major thrust of ...

“The Ogun state government has unveiled its plan for corps members willing to use their service year to farm and venture into other areas of agriculture development.”- TVC News The Governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun made this known during the passing out programme of another set of corps members who have just concluded their three weeks orientation course ...

“The beneficiaries of the N-Power programme in Kwara State have requested the Federal Government to provide a minimum of 300 hectares of land with good irrigation system.  They have requested 100 hectares in each of the three senatorial districts of Kwara State before the beginning of planting season in 2018, for members of the three pioneer clusters of the N-Power graduates ...

The Nation reports that the Federal Government is planning to open up a minimum of 100,000 hectares of irrigable land through the 12 River Basin Development Authorities by 2020 to achieve food security. The plan is contained in Nigeria Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020 (ERGP), a copy of which was obtained from the Federal Ministry of Budget and National ...

“The Lagos State government has acquired 500 hectares of land in Eluju-mowo, along Itoikin-Epe road for Farm Estate Initiative, to address the various challenges facing agriculture in the state.”- The Guardian It has also fully compensated the five affected communities, whose crops were affected. Speaking at a cheque presentation ceremony, held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ikeja, Special Adviser to ...

“Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, yesterday, said his administration has given approval  for   “farm markets” to be established in the three senatorial zones of the state. Okorocha stated this through a release made available to newsmen in Owerri, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo. Okorocha made this statement while interacting with a group of traditional rulers from ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has assured Nigerians that there will be no land hijack by big farmers or politicians in the 15, 000 Agriculture City proposed by the Federal Government. Vanguard reports that Ogbeh cleared the doubt while answering questions from journalists about the protection of young people who wants to subscribe land for agribusiness ...

According to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mustapha Gajirima, the increasing population of Queala birds in Nguru, Ngeji and Ngalda wetlands is threatening bumper harvests in five local government areas of Yobe. Gajirima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Damaturu that the birds were threatening rice and millet plantations in Nguru, Jakusko, Bade, Karasuwa and Fika Local Government ...