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Agriculture

November 20, 2022

Jigawa CPC destroys adulterated zobo, other food items worth N2 millon 

Mr Yusuf explained that the items included hibiscus flower, popularly called “Zobo,” sesame seeds and millet.

November 20, 2022

Inflation forces Plateau women to engage in backyard farming for family food needs

The women said it was commonsensical to have a small farm to augment income and extra food supplies for the family.

A Photo of Women Farming used to iilustrate the story
November 17, 2022

Russia-Ukraine grain export deal extended

The United Nations says the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely from its Black Sea ports despite Russia’s invasion has been extended.

Grain Shipment
November 17, 2022

Climate Change: UN warns of rising armed conflict in Africa’s Sahel 

The UN gave the warning in a report, ‘Moving from Reaction to Action: Anticipating Vulnerability Hotspots in the Sahel’, published on Wednesday.

November 17, 2022

Buhari gives 2,100 bags of maize to Kwara flood victims

In the last few months, many states, including Kwara, suffered flooding disasters resulting in death and destruction.

President Muhammadu Buhari
November 17, 2022

National Farmers Day: FG urges more agricultural collaboration

The federal government has urged farmers to deepen collaborations that would strengthen the agricultural sector and diversify the nation’s economy.

November 16, 2022

8,520 Enugu farmers benefit from World Bank APPEALS project

Deputy Governor Cecilia Ezeilo disclosed this during a two-day World Bank ninth implementation support mission held in Enugu on Tuesday.

WORLD BANK; FARMERS
November 15, 2022

Soaring food prices worry traders, consumers as yuletide draws nearer

Across Nigeria, there’s been an increase in the prices of foodstuffs as Christmas approaches.

Food Items at Utako Market, Abuja (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo)
November 14, 2022

Gov. Bagudu releases N100m to Kebbi farmers for fish production

No less than 2,000 members of the Kebbi State Fishermen Cooperative Union will benefit from the loan package.

Fish farming
November 14, 2022

Man arraigned for threatening to kill Ojusango residents

Timothy Faleye appeared before the Ota Magistrates’ Court, Ogun, over death threats, encroaching into community farmland and destroying crops worth N1.8 million.

Gavel used to illustrate the story