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Agriculture

May 26, 2024

Tinubu performed well in first year as president, says NNDP chairman

President Bola Tinubu has fared so well in his first year as Nigeria’s president, says Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, the chairman of the New Niger Development Project.

President Bola Tinubu
May 24, 2024

Garri price rose from N546 to N1,399; beans, N615 to N1,387; tomato, N485 to N1,123; yam, N444 to N1,130 in Tinubu’s first year: NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics says prices of rice, garri, tomato, beans, yam and other food items increased in April 2024.

YAMS, BEANS AND GARRI
May 23, 2024

Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi most affected in southern Africa drought disaster: WFP

Ms McCain said that droughts had destroyed harvests in areas where 70 per cent of the population depended on agriculture for survival.

World Food Programme (credit: UN)
May 22, 2024

1,000 poultry birds culled in India over avian flu

The local government officials sounded an alert after bird flu cases were detected at a state-run poultry farm in Ranchi.

Poultry market
May 22, 2024
Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi
May 21, 2024

Senate plans national summit on farmer-herder conflict

The Senate has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to convene a national summit on the herder-farmer conflict in Nigeria.

Armed herdsman
May 21, 2024

Zambian president seeks solution to southern Africa drought

Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe have declared states of disaster and emergency and appealed for support to tackle the negative impact of the drought.

Drought
May 21, 2024

NGO moves to tackle herder-farmer conflicts ahead of farming season in Katsina communities

The stakeholders designed steps towards curbing tensions and violence during the coming farming season.

Nigerian farmers
May 18, 2024

Ebonyi government empowers over 250 women, GBV survivors with poultry project

Ms Nwamkpuma said the empowerment was to enhance the beneficiaries’ livelihoods and improve awareness of GBV practices across the 64 DCs in Ebonyi.

Francis Nwifuru
May 17, 2024

FG distributes agric inputs to 90 smallholder farmers in Ebonyi

Mr Fadeshemi advised beneficiaries to utilise the inputs and warned against diversion or sale of the farm inputs.

FARMERS PLANTING