Gov. Tambuwal Approves Recruitment Of Additional Agric Extension Workers

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the enrollment of additional extension workers to increase manpower and expertise in the state’s wheat value chain.

According to the governor of Sokoto State, those to be employed include university graduates and holders of national diploma in agricultural science, agric-economy, crop science and related disciplines.

IFAD Grant Call for Proposals: Scaling-up Empowerment through Household Methodologies

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is seeking proposals to implement a project on “Scaling-up empowerment through household methodologies: from thousands to millions” in order to build knowledge, skills and expertise at local, national, regional and global levels to upscale household methodologies to empower millions of women, men and rural youth for rural inclusiveness.

The purpose of the call for proposals is to identify, through a competitive selection process, an organisation which will be responsible for the overall programme coordination at global level and the implementation in selected countries in different regions either directly through its subsidiary staff or by outsourcing services to local service providers.

Costs of garri, rice others rise as inflation rate drops – NBS

The selected food price watch data released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the average prices of yam, beef, tinned milk, onion, frozen chicken, tomato and beans also recorded exceptional leaps in the last one year.

This is even as the NBS reported in a separate report, also released yesterday, that Nigeria recorded first drop in inflation rate in 15 months as the rate slowed by 0.94 per cent from the 18.72 per cent recorded in January to 17.78 per cent in February 2017.

Fresh tomatoes arrive Lagos from Kano by rail after 58 years,

History was made on Tuesday as fresh tomatoes from Kano arrived Lagos by rail after 58 years.

Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, an outstanding businessman disclosed this at the FirstBank’s maiden Agric Expo 2017, held at Eko Hotel and Suites, on Tuesday.

First Bank Nigeria hosted its first ever Agric Expo summit in Lagos

First Bank Nigeria limited, Nigeria’s leading financial services firm in furtherance of its support and value for the development of the Agricultural sector, hosted its first ever Agric Expo summit in Lagos.

Giving the opening remarks at the event, the MD/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Dr Adesola Adeduntan described Agriculture as the sector that “Holds sway in the mission to eradicate poverty in the country”. 

Governor Aminu Tambuwal Flags Off N1.56bn Fadama III Scheme

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off this year’s Fadama III dry season intervention in the state.

The event, which held at Kurfi village of Kware LGA, will cover the 23 local government councils with a collective cost of N1.56 billion.

Sokoto carrot farmers request for seeds, processing factory

Sokoto State is well-known as the major producers of carrot. It is cultivated in most of the local government areas of the state.

Carrot farmers in the state have stressed the need for a processing factory in the state for value addition and sufficient use of carrot for consumption and export.

Olam Nigeria won the 2016 productivity award for rice production

The Olam Rice Farm has been honoured with the National Productivity Order of Merit award (NPOM) for the year 2016.

Olam Rice Farm in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, sits on 14,000 hectares equipped with a 105,000 metric tonnes capacity rice mill.

New features added to AgriSync Management tool

AgriSync has updated its collaboration and service management tool so that professional Ag advisers can see, track, and solve farmers’ problems remotely with a smart device.

“The advisers and farmers using AgriSync gave us great feedback about ways to increase their efficiency and ultimately make their problem-solving and organizing efforts a little easier,” said Casey Niemann, AgriSync president.

New Agrible Pocket Spray Smart App for Farmers

Pocket Spray Smart is an iOS app, which works with Agrible’s Morning Farm Report software, to help farmers choose when to spray their fields. It displays to a farmer, up to three days in advance, what conditions look like hour by hour for spraying.

The app provides information on wind speed and direction, timing, and duration of temperature inversions that could impact spraying, and whether the soil will support equipment in the palm of your hand to best determine when to spray herbicides. 

Smuggled harmful frozen fish – Senator Heineken Lokpobiri

The Federal Government warns Nigerians on smuggled harmful frozen fish illegally imported into the country through land borders.

This was revealed by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri while speaking at the Abuja headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD).

Chi Farms marks 10 years of partnership with Aviagen

Chi Farms Limited is celebrating 10 years of partnership with the global market leader in poultry genetics and owner of the popular ‘Arbor Acres’ broiler brand, Aviagen.

In a press release, Chi Farms General Manager, Dr Tunji Olaitan expressed that the partnership had made Chi Farms Limited the leading Grand Parent Integrator and distributor of quality day-old chicks in Nigeria.