A story coming from the bustling fish farm sector in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State is bitter to swallow. It appears fish farmers lost fishery investments calculated at about N500 million to flash floods that occured on July 8, 2022. We sympathise with the fish farmers. It is not easy in Nigeria’s current economic situation. According…… Continue reading Dredge Yemule River To Avert Future Loss – Fish Farmers Cry Out After Losing N500m To ‘Avoidable’ Flood
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Moving Nigeria To A Greater Heights Through Agriculture
Nigeria is indeed a great country filled with lots of beautiful things. I have a great interest in agriculture, which I know can move this country to a greater heights. For example, yam farming; providing food for large number of people and being able to employ labourers and farm managers, thereby creating job opportunities for…… Continue reading Moving Nigeria To A Greater Heights Through Agriculture
LAGOS LAUNCHING CENTRE TO HELP FARMERS EXPORT THROUGH E-COMMERCE
The Lagos State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya has announced that LASG is setting up a centre that will help Lagosians who are into agricultural business sell their produce online to customers outside Nigeria. It will be part e-commerce hub, part one-stop-shop for necessary quality certification like NAFDAC and SON certifications. “We are…… Continue reading LAGOS LAUNCHING CENTRE TO HELP FARMERS EXPORT THROUGH E-COMMERCE
Farmer-Herdsmen Crisis: Ganduje Gives Situation Report On Falgore Forest Solution
Governor Ganduje of Kano State has gone far in his bid to end the farmer-herdsmen crisis which has claimed many many innocent lives. Alhaji Ganduje has shown that he is both friend to the farmers and friend to the herdsmen. Below he gives a situation report on progress in building settlement in Kano forests and…… Continue reading Farmer-Herdsmen Crisis: Ganduje Gives Situation Report On Falgore Forest Solution
Challenges women face in farming has left Nigerian families poorer
“Despite the huge labour investment of women, productivity is low and they often have limited roles in decision making on the farms. Lack of ownership of land and other productive assets due to existing social norms has created a significant negative impact on the family income and the nation’s GDP at large.’’ Those were the…… Continue reading Challenges women face in farming has left Nigerian families poorer