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AGRIC SCHOLARS’ PROGRAMME: Lagos Launches Smart Aquaponics System, Targets All Public Secondary Schools
The Lagos State Government has launched the Smart Aquaponics and Poultry System (SAP-Sys) Units in six colleges as part of efforts to promote school farming and expose students to modern agricultural skills and techniques.
Speaking at…
HPAI: Minister Advocates No Vaccination Policy To Tackle Avian Influenza
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has called on Development Partners to practice “No Vaccination Policy” for the control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) otherwise known as Bird…
Lagos Targets N30bn Liquidity For Imota Rice Mill, As Commercial Sales To Begin End Of April
The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Agriculture has signed an agreement with the Lagos Commodities and Future Exchange (LCFE) and key capital market operators to provide sustainable finance to the commodities ecosystem…
LASCODA, Tolaram Group Distribute Coconut Seedlings To Coastal Communities
Towards growing the coconut economy in Lagos, the State Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA), in conjunction with the Tolaram Group and Rotary Club of Eko Atlantic, has distributed Coconut Seedlings to eight Coastal Communities.
The…
Humanitarian Ministry Partners Commission Promote Nomadic Education
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo mni, NPOM, has expressed the Ministry's interest in partnering with the National Commission for Nomadic…
Lagos Steps Up Intervention To Address Egg Glut In Poultry Sector
As part of efforts to improve the livelihood of the agricultural value chain actors towards wealth creation, job security and supply of wholesome nutritious foods to Lagosians, the Lagos State Government has intervened in bringing…
NDDC, US Firm To Boost Jobs Creation With Livestock Insemination In Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged its commitment to working with an international nongovernmental organization to create jobs through the artificial insemination of livestock.
The NDDC Executive Director,…
3,000 Farmers To Access Tractor Hailing Equipment From LASG
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday launched the Eko Agro Mechanization Scheme through which farmers will henceforth have access to state-wide tractor-hailing operations as part of measures to boost mechanized farming and ensure…
How Africa Can Feed Itself Produce Surplus For Export, By President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Dakar urged African leaders to demonstrate political will and re-commit themselves to transformation of agriculture in the continent.
In his goodwill message to the Feed Africa Summit…
Agriculture Ministry,IOFS Brainstorm To Address Food Security Among Members
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD) and the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) have converged on Abuja to address the global issue of Food Security and Agricultural Development in the world,…