N30bn maize lost to insecurity in 2020, farmers claim
To mitigate attacks while cultivating crops on their farmlands, farmers have resolved to work in groups of 100, 200 or
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AGRICULTURE
PICTORIAL: Flood destroys over 150 hectares of rice farms, bridges in Bauchi communities
Several farmlands, including 150 hectares of rice farm, bridges and culverts have been destroyed by flood in some villages in
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Obaseki sustaining investment in agric to grow Edo’s economy, create jobs, others
The Edo State Government has said it is leveraging on the huge investments, as well as the systematic reforms and
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FG replaces controversial RUGA with new scheme, begins camps in six states
Two years after the suspension of the controversial Rural Grazing Area scheme in July 2019, the Federal Government has introduced
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Agric subsidy: Farmers fault FG, govt claims six million operators registered
The Presidency and the All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria on Wednesday clashed over the Federal Government’s claim on the registration
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Edo govt rallies stakeholders, targets top spot as world’s leading producer of oil palm
The Edo State Government has partnered the Initiatief Duurzame Handel (IDH), an international organisation, to initiate a Multi-Stakeholders Platform (MSP)
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Nigeria, Brazil plan assembling 77,400 tractors – Senate panel chair
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with some Brazilian firms to establish tractors’ assembly plants in Nigeria. The Chairman,
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We’ve grain reserve deficit of 3.4 MMT – FG
The grain intervention deficit of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is now 3.4 million metric tonnes, figures
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Why open grazing ban won’t work —Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says the prohibition of herders from grazing openly in some states in the country won’t
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BREAKING: Southern govs set anti-open grazing law implementation deadline
Southern Governors set September 21, 2021, as the deadline for the promulgation of anti-open grazing law among its member states.
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