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‘Nigeria�s agricultural revolution created over 13m jobs in seven years’ – President Buhari

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Washington D.C said Nigeria�s agricultural revolution has led to the creation of over 13million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half-years. The President disclosed this at an interactive session, titled: �A conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria��, co-hosted by the United State Institute of Peace (USIP), the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. The Nigerian leader used the occasion to once again advise western nations not to be in a rush…

Agric sector yet to reach potential despite CBN�s N1tr – NBS�

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed that the agricultural sector continues to struggle despite the massive intervention in the sector. According to NBS latest GDP report, the agriculture sector grew by only 1.3% in real terms, during the third quarter of 2022. Although this is an increase of 0.12% points from the corresponding period of 2021, and an increase of 0.14% points from the second quarter, the expectations for the sector remains a far cry from expectation. The agricultural activities measured by the NBS include crop production, livestock,…

4m Nigerian farmers to benefit from fresh $109m UK funding

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom (UK) Government has disclosed that it will provide new funding to help Nigerian farmers adapt to the impact of climate change while improving productivity in the country. The UK government is investing �95 million ($109 million) in the programme, which is targeting four million farmers including 2 million women to scale up sustainable farming practices �such as heat and flood tolerant crop varieties and integrated soil fertility management,� the UK said in an emailed statement. The funding comes as the West African nation is experiencing the worst…

Insecurity: Over 400 poultry farms shut in Katsina

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Katsina State chapter, Musa Danhassan, has said that over 400 poultry farms have been shut down due to insecurity in parts of the State. Danhassan, who disclosed this in an interview yesterday, in Katsina yesterday, said that more poultry farmers would run out of business if the Government failed to take decisive action against bandits and kidnappers operating in the state. �This is very unfortunate. The poultry farms were located in flash points where banditry and kidnapping are rampant which forced…

Economist urges Nigerian Govt to focus more on agriculture to boost economy

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An economist, Tope Fasua has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to put more effort in the agriculture sector to address the global food crisis caused by the Russian Ukrainian war. Fasua said this in an interview in Abuja on Monday. It will be recalled that the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said the Sub-Saharan African Region needs a careful policy response to address the challenges of the new economic shock caused by the war in Ukraine. He, however, said that the African continent had been faced with an economic crisis…

FG bans foreigners from buying agric produce directly from farmers

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council, (FEC), has approved a ban on foreigners and their representatives purchasing agricultural produce at any farm gate. This implies that only licensed and duly registered local buying agents can now buy farm produce directly from farmers in Nigeria. The ban was announced yesterday, in a tweet shared via the Federal Government�s verified Twitter handle: @NigeriaGov. Speaking on the development, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, explained that, as part of the FEC approval, the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), would draft a law…

Famine looms, as Kano rice farmers face poor harvest

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says drought affects early farming As Kano State and its counterparts in the North continue to look forward to continuous rainfall, farmers have been recording poor crop harvests especially of rice and other grains, which rely on water for bumper yields. Rice, which requires consistent water supply, has been left without the usual daily rainfalls for several weeks and the plants are drying out. In areas where the farms are located close to water sources such as rivers, ponds and boreholes, farmers have adopted these water sources to irrigate their…

Maize scarcity: ’25m people may lose jobs’ � Poultry farmers lament

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Blames high foreign exchange rate The Poultry Association of Nigeria, (PAN) says 25 million people risk losing their jobs over the crisis affecting the poultry industry. The association’s national president, Ezekiel Ibrahim, disclosed this yesterday, during the World Egg Day celebration, which was held in Abuja. Recall that in January, the General Secretary of PAN, South-West zone, Olalekan Odunsi, had raised the alarm over the possible loss of 10 million jobs in the poultry business due to the unavailability of maize and soya. Speaking yesterday, Ibrahim, represented by the PAN Director-General, Onallo…

President Buhari directs NALDA to set up farm estate across 109 senatorial districts

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, (NALDA), to set up integrated farm estates in all the 109 senatorial districts across the country. Briefing newsmen in Abuja on the directive, the Executive Secretary of NALDA, Paul Ikonne, appealed to State governors to provide land for that purpose, to engage the youth in the efforts at achieving food security in a short period of time. Ikonne explained that the Kogi State government had donated 700 hectares of land for the integrated farm estate, which is expected to…

Jigawa smallholder women farmers yearn for digital technology to the rescue of their farm products – Investigation

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

From Khadija Ishaq-Bawas Farming used to be traditionally viewed as a male-dominated occupation, with little input from women in supporting their families to grow crops and raise livestock. However, lately, a lot of women are breaking the bounds of this notion and engaging in agricultural production across Nigeria, despite gender-related impediments. For Bilkisu Yahaya, a happily married, all-year-round rice and onion smallholder farmer in Birnin-Kudu local government area (LGA) of Jigawa State, the challenges are numerous; however, the main worry lies in gaining access to the market for the end…