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LASG Begins Capacity Building For Fish Farmers, Cage Culture System
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began a three-day capacity building on Fish Cage Culture System for 120 women and youths in Afowo Community, Badagry.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who made…
Kebbi Govt Set To Boost Fish Farming
As part of sustained efforts to encourage private sector participation in agriculture and also ensure the promotion of other value chains like fish production, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, has assured stakeholders that…
Gov. Bagudu Orders LG Chairmen To Rally Support For Farmers, Renews MOU With NNPC
Kebbi State Government has directed all the local government chairmen to provide support for farmers as part of measures to ease the burden production cost of farming in the state
Governor Abubakar…
A’Ibom Begins 2nd Batch Distribution Of Farm Inputs To Schools
The Ministry of Agriculture in Akwa Ibom State has continued the distribution of farm inputs to public schools in the state.
The second batch of the distribution, which was for schools in Eket Senatorial District, was carried…
CBN Unveils 1st Maiza Pyramid, Flags Off Wet Season Farming In Katsina
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the first Maize Pyramids in Katsina State.
The CBN said in a statement on Thursday that it has flagged-Off the 2021 Maize Wet Season Farming in partnership with farmers under the…
FG Nominates Ogun State For Agriculture Pilot Programmes
The Ogun State Government has been nominated to benefit from three Federal Government's agricultural pilot programmes aimed at further positioning the state as the food basket of the country.
The Executive Secretary, National…
Kwara State To Ink Agreement With Lagos On Rice Production
The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday launched an agricultural input subsidy scheme that would give at least 10,000 farmers access to various inputs at 50% market price, a step he said aligns with the state’s…
Sokoto To Spend Over N11 B On Road, Reconstruction, Wet Season Farming
The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the execution of several projects worth over N11 billion.
According to a statement on Friday, these include the reconstruction of Shagari- Tureta road and the purchase of 12,000…
Delta State Developing Agro-Industrial Park To Diversify Economy – Aniagwu
The Delta State Government on Thursday said it was developing a one-stop-shop Agro-Industrial Park to diversify the state's economy beyond oil.
Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this while…
LASG Launches Agricultural, Food Systems Roadmap, Says Sector To Generate $10bn By 2025
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has projected that the total investments in the agricultural sector in the State would run to $10B in the next five years with the formal launch of its five-year Agricultural and Food…