35 h. ago Nigerian farmers earn $40m under FG/IFAD value chain development programme

Tribune Online Nigerian farmers earn $40m under FG/IFAD value chain development programme Nigerian smallholder farmers have earned over $40 million in agricultural sales under the Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) co-funded Value Chain Development Programme... Nigerian farmers earn $40m under FG/IFAD value chain development programme Tribune Online

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45 h. ago From village farm to int’l market: How Nigerian cowpea farmer is redefining hope, harvest

Tribune Online From village farm to int’l market: How Nigerian cowpea farmer is redefining hope, harvest It used to be sad tales of farmers losing every pod from their cowpea to the devastating maruca vitrata, also known as pod borer insect which has the capacity to destroy over 70 percent of cowpea pods while on the field. The story always ends in misery as rural farmers lose their money and investment. […] From village farm to int’l market: How Nigerian cowpea farmer is redefining hope, harvest Tribune Online

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3 d. ago Nasarawa: FG urges farmers to embrace biotechnology for food security

Tribune Online Nasarawa: FG urges farmers to embrace biotechnology for food security NBRDA Dr. Rose Gidado, has called on Nigerian farmers to embrace biotechnology as a safe and effective means of increasing food production and enhancing national food security. Nasarawa: FG urges farmers to embrace biotechnology for food security Tribune Online

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9 d. ago Oyo farmers cry out over invasion, destruction of farms by herdsmen

Tribune Online Oyo farmers cry out over invasion, destruction of farms by herdsmen Some farmers in Ilora, Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, have cried out over what they described as continued invasion and destruction of their farms by Fulani herdsmen. One of the incidents which happened recently, captured in a 7-minute footage and made available to the Nigerian Tribune showed Fulani herdsmen having confrontation with farmers […] Oyo farmers cry out over invasion, destruction of farms by herdsmen Tribune Online

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1 week ago Gombe Communities Adopt Dialogue Against Farmers/Herders’ Clashes

In Kwadon, a farming community in the Yamaltu Deba local government area of Gombe State, elders, security officers, farmers and herders recently gathered under the same roof. Their mission was simple, but urgent. It was to find peace without picking up weapons or bloodshed. For years, like in most Nigerian states, recurring clashes between farmers […]

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3 w. ago Why it is important for Nigerian farmers to have access to tractors — TracTrac CEO, Ohuruogu

Tribune Online Why it is important for Nigerian farmers to have access to tractors — TracTrac CEO, Ohuruogu Godson Ohuruogu, the Chief Executive Officer, TracTrac, an agricultural mechanisation company, in this interview with NURUDEEN ALIMI, shares details of why it is important for farmers to have access to tractors and the reason behind the company’s initiative to provide 804 tractors to 125,000 farmers in strategic locations across Nigeria. Excerpts: Would you say Nigerian […] Why it is important for Nigerian farmers to have access to tractors — TracTrac CEO, Ohuruogu Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Proactive policies in agric sector will unlock agrifood system —Kyari

Tribune Online Proactive policies in agric sector will unlock agrifood system —Kyari The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has said that proactive policies in the agricultural sector would unlock sustainable food systems to safeguard the climate, restore soil and ecosystems, boost production as well as secure dignified livelihoods for Nigerian Farmers. The Minister made this known at the High-Level Event: “Unlocking Sustainable Agrifood […] Proactive policies in agric sector will unlock agrifood system —Kyari Tribune Online

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