Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
By Omolola Pedro The Lagos State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has implored the Federal Government to compensate farmers for the losses and damages incurred as a result of the challenges faced, following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy. The Chairman of the Chapter and Southwest Region, Dr. Femi Oke bemoaned the impact of the policy on agriculture and food production, in general. He said compensation like grants, fertilizers, inputs and agricultural tools from the Federal Government is necessary to encourage farmers return to farming, as that would help them meet their 2023 food production…
By Adewale Kupoluyi The agriculture sector in Nigeria has been given a pat in the back for contributing to the nation’s quarterly growth parameters, indicating that the economy has recorded ninth consecutive positive growth despite contractionary monetary policies. The growth in the fourth quarter was primarily driven by the services, manufacturing and agriculture sectors, which contributed 5.69%, 2.83% and 2.05%, respectively. The growth recorded in the service sector was lower when compared to 7.01% in the previous quarter, while manufacturing recovered from -1.91% in the third quarter while agriculture sector recorded higher growth compared to 1.34% achieved in the third quarter. …
By Omolola Pedro The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained, at least, 200 coffee farmers in Plateau State, in a bid to further increase production and export of coffee, FarmingFarmersFarms reports. The capacity building on coffee production and processing for export, which was held in Jos, had participants from the Jos South and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau state. The NEPC Regional Coordinator, Mr. Samson Idowu said that the workshop had become a very crucial factor for increasing the state’s production of the commodity. He emphasised that coffee production was declining in the plateau region, despite the fertile…
By Michael Babatunde At least one person is reported dead during the heavy downpour in Makun, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. FarmingFarmersFarms gathered that the downpour also swept away motor bikes and damaged properties. The deceased was said to be a student of Agbele Community High School, according to the uniform he had on. Eyewitnesses said the boy fell off a bike, which was being dragged in the erosion around express junction – Dallof junction down to Awolowo down to Ogunyanwo Street to Isale Ojumele. Residents said there had been several appeals to channel the erosion, which was…
By Olamide Tejuoso Social media space is definitely a free platform for all, including fraudsters, popularly known as scammers. Whether as a farmer, who wants to get some products like seedlings or as a consumer, who wants to purchase some meat or fish or other products online, you could be at risk, if not well armed with information. Scammers these days are always looking for new ways to take advantage of unsuspecting people even in the agriculture sector. A farmer once lamented how he had been scammed severally with fake seeds and farm implements making him to lose millions…
By Sodiq Lawal The Lagos State Government has facilitated the mop up of over 300,000 eggs to address the present egg glut in the poultry sector. The Lagos State Government, through the State Ministry of Agriculture, mopped up 300,000 eggs from the Erikorodo Poultry Estate in Ikorodu by a private firm, Farm Alert Ltd. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, the intervention was aimed at addressing the recent egg glut in the poultry sector. She disclosed that the intervention came after weeks of visitations and negotiations, led by the commissioner and other senior ministry officials…
By Michael Babatunde There are presently three vacancies at Palladium Farms Mowe, Ogun State. Palladium Farms has four sections, ranging from the Poultry Section (layers and broilers), Small and Large Ruminants (Ranch), Fishery Section, and Crop Section. They also offer exotic veterinary drugs and agricultural extension services. Available positions are crop manager, ranch manager and poultry attendants. The crop manager is expected to have experience in marketing, production of cucumber, curly kale, tomatoes and other vegetables and with vast knowledge of human management with First Degree in crop science or related studies. The ranch manager is expected to have at…
Tetra Pak West Africa, in its global commitment to ensuring improved food packaging, is set to embark on a sustainability drive, tagged: ‘Better with Carton’ to create awareness among stakeholders about the worrisome environmental effects of packaging materials and the need to switch to cartons for food safety and consumers’ health. The Managing Director, Tetra Pak West Africa, Oshiokamele Aruna, during a media parley, said that the firm had been championing the continuous need for safe food packaging for many years and had made safety and health some of its guiding principles. He said the company had expanded access to safe food in the entire food and beverage industry to deliver…
