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Bush burning retards Nigeria’s agricultural production, says expert

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, says those burning bushes are retarding the nation’s agricultural production. Inyamkume, who is the Senior Programme Officer, Climate Change Mitigation...
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FADAMA III spends N197m on irrigation dam in Niger

The FADAMA III Additional Financing in Niger State, on Monday, January 8, 2018 said it had spent N197 million on the rehabilitation of irrigation...
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FADAMA coordinator urges youths to engage in agriculture

Coordinator of the FADAMA scheme in Anambra State, Mr Chukwuka Egbueh, has called on the youth to engage in farming so as to support...
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New 50m-tree North of England forest to gulp £500m

A 25-year plan to plant 50 million trees across the North of England has been backed by the Government. The Northern Forest will connect five...
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1,000 farmers in Edo to benefit from cassava programme

One thousand farmers including the youths in Edo State will benefit from cassava programme by the state government, an official has said. Alhaji Abdullahi Oshiobugie,...
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Factors inhibiting all-year round farming in Nigeria

Agriculture experts have identified dearth of irrigation systems, lack of political will, policy inconsistency and paucity of funds as some of the major factors...
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Delta poultry farmers lament high cost of feeds

Poultry farmers in Delta State on Friday, January 5, 2018 lamented the increase in price of feeds in 2017, saying it led to high...
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Farmers call for more government support to boost production

Farmers, under the aegis of Zero Hunger Commodities, have called for increased support from the Federal Government to enable farmers to engage in massive...
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