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Agriculture

April 22, 2023

Ogun launches digital support platform for farmers to enhance production

Ms Adelaja-Kuye added that the platform would keep farmers better informed of new agricultural policies, events, training and business opportunities among others.

Dapo Abiodun
April 22, 2023

15 ECOWAS states to benefit from €1.3m agroecology grant

The general objective is to build the human resource and environmentally friendly system expected to sustain and increase agricultural productivity and create a resilient rural society.

Omar Alieu Touray
April 21, 2023

Open Grazing: Okowa inaugurates livestock management operatives

The Delta government has inaugurated the first batch of 45-man livestock management operatives in line with the provision of the law to regulate open grazing.

Fulani-Herdsmen
April 19, 2023

Akeredolu government used soldiers, OPC to chase 10,000 farmers from their cocoa plantations: Petition

Amotekun Corps, armed soldiers of the Nigerian Army and men of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC).

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu
April 17, 2023

Ukraine seeks reopening of grain transit via Poland

Ukraine plans to secure the reopening of food and grain transit via Poland as “a first step” at talks in Warsaw on Monday.

Shipment of Ukraine Grain (Credit: BBC)
April 15, 2023

Naira Scarcity: Farmers beg Buhari regime to compensate them for losses

Also speaking, Adewunmi Malik-Adeola, noted that there was poor information about the policy in the rural areas, where majority of the farmers reside.

President Muhammadu Buhari and farmers
April 14, 2023

18,000 cows killed in deadliest ever U.S. farm fire

Investigators believed the fire might have started with a machine referred to as a “honey badger”, which he described as a “vacuum that sucks the manure and water out”.

Dead burnt cows
April 13, 2023

Gender inequalities in agriculture cost world $1 trillion: FAO

Women employees in the agricultural sector are also paid nearly 20 per cent less than their male counterparts.

Farmers
April 13, 2023

Expert cautions farmers on use of pesticides

“You can increase crop productivity without using pesticides and artificial fertiliser.

Pesticides (Credit: Punch)