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Growing the agricultural sector in Nigeria with involvement of youth and sound policies.

Among the most enduring and damaging impacts of Nigeria’s oil and gas resource curse has been the long, steady decline of the country’s agricultural sector. Once the primary source of government revenue and foreign exchange earnings, agriculture in Nigeria has suffered from decades of under-investment, corruption, policy neglect, and lost opportunity. Today, despite its vastContinueContinue reading “Growing the agricultural sector in Nigeria with involvement of youth and sound policies.”

“lets adapt agriculture to climate change to build the zero hunger generation.”

Agriculture provides  us with the food that sustains us everyday. it is the most important sector that sustains the human race,but little do we know how those agricultural practices impact global warming? Theres some pretty big impacts,on the sustainable and industrial part of agriculture,employing sustainable practices,like organic agriculture,has huge potential to help in the fight against global warming,oneContinueContinue reading ““lets adapt agriculture to climate change to build the zero hunger generation.””

‘USE OF SUSTAINABLE SEED BUSINESSES TO TRANSFORM CASSAVA PRODUCTION’

Seed sector professionals have said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for cultivation could help African farmers significantly raise their productivity. The benefits of this raised productivity will be enjoyed by all the stakeholders across the value chain in a sustainable way. This was part of the resolutions from a nationalContinueContinue reading “‘USE OF SUSTAINABLE SEED BUSINESSES TO TRANSFORM CASSAVA PRODUCTION’”

Scientists invent technology to tackle Tuta Absoluta

Tomato farmers may soon dispel their fears about Tuta Absoluta, as a group of Nigerian scientists from the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State say they have discovered a remedy that will reduce the scourge. Tuta Absoluta (Tomato Leafminer) it is a soil born pest, and that ravages tomatoes, also known as TomatoContinueContinue reading “Scientists invent technology to tackle Tuta Absoluta”

Kwara govt. earmarks 250 hectares of land for farming

The Kwara State Government says it is set to cultivate 250 hectares of land for 2017 Off-Takers Demand Driven Agriculture exercise (ODDA). The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr.  Goke Bamidele, disclosed when he inspected arable farmland at Ejidonugari in Moro Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Bamidele said that theContinueContinue reading “Kwara govt. earmarks 250 hectares of land for farming”