By Mohammed Dala Lawan Farmers across Yobe State are set to benefit from a major agricultural intervention following the approval by Governor Mai Mala Buni to reduce the cost of tractor hiring by fifty per cent. The Acting Secretary to the State Government, Dr Mohammed Goje, disclosed this in a statement, saying the […]
By James Simon As the rainy season sets in, farmers in the Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State are lamenting the sharp increase in the cost of farm inputs, warning that many may be forced to abandon commercial farming this year. Fufore, one of the leading rice-producing areas in the state, relies […]
By Khadijah Aliyu Tarauni Local Government Area has carried out a large-scale livestock vaccination campaign, providing free treatment and preventive services to herders across the area. The exercise, which covered Baso Dantsinke settlement, Idris Abubakar settlement, and Muhammad Loga area (Unguwa Uku ‘Yan Awaki), targeted major cattle diseases including Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), as well […]
By Hannah Akanta The Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar, has led a team of experts from a Dairy company to Taraba State to partner with the government on establishing Nigeria’s first Centre of Excellence for livestock and dairy development. Speaking during the meeting with Governor Agbu Kefas in Jalingo, the Minister described […]
By Gloria Abutu To tackle the rising rejection of Nigerian agricultural exports, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained 50 small-holder farmers in Adamawa state on safe pesticide use. The training, held at the Geriyo Irrigation Farm Project in Yola, was organized in collaboration with the Adamawa Agricultural Development Program (AADP). NEPC’s Executive Director/CEO, […]
By Yakubu Halliru Jekadafari The Gombe State office of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACRESAL) has planted over 500 tree seedlings along roadsides in Shehu Abubakar District, Gombe metropolis. The initiative aims to enhance the aesthetics of newly constructed roads by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya while also serving as a shelterbelt to […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Agriculture has remained the foundation of the Nigerian economy, providing livelihoods for most Nigerians, generating millions of jobs, and producing most of the country’s national revenue. The agricultural sector in Nigeria comprises crop production, livestock, forestry, and fishing, with crop production being the largest part of the sector, carried out by […]
By Jawati Friday Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, FIIRO, has sought the support of Radio Nigeria, Fombina FM, to raise public awareness of its activities in the state. The Director of the Institute, North East Zone, Dr. Ajani Sakirdeen, conveyed this objective during a courtesy visit to the management of Radio Nigeria, Fombina FM […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Fish farmers have been encouraged to embrace modern techniques for smoking fish in a more hygienic environment to meet export standards, thereby helping to boost the country’s economy. The Director General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, FIIRO, Jummai Adamu, made the call during a 2-Day […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Ethno-religious crises and competition for natural resources have long been the root causes of conflict in Northern Nigeria, leading to food scarcity, fear, and loss of lives and property, among other devastating effects. In the North-Eastern region, the farmer-herder conflict, one of the major sources of unrest, has been significantly reduced […]