Agriculture News

FG Distributes Multi Grain Shelling Machines To Farmers In Ogun

Web News 26 August 2021 108 0

Farmers in Ogun state have been told to imbibe the culture maintenance when handling agricultural Machines. The Ogun state coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and rural development gave the advice in Abeokuta at the distribution of Multi grain shelling machines to farmers cooperatives. Read More...

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NIHORT Supports 150 Ido LG Farmers With Seedlings

Web News 25 August 2021 75 0

As part of the federal government’s efforts towards ensuring food sufficiency in the country, the National Horticultural Research Institute, NIHORT, has distributed seedlings to over 150 farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State. The farmers, who were drawn across the 10 wards of the council area, were given citrus, plantain and vegetable seeds. […]Read More...

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Oyo YEAP Graduates 300, To Train 3,300 More Youths

Web News 21 August 2021 130 0

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has said the state would expand its Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project, YEAP, to enable the training of 10,000 youths by the CSS Integrated Farms Limited, Gora, Nasarawa State. Governor Makinde made this known while speaking at the graduation ceremony of the first batch of 300 trainees held at […]Read More...

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FG Supports Small-Scale Farmers In Oyo With Farm Inputs

Web News 18 August 2021 70 0

Federal Government has disbursed seeds and seedlings to fifty small-scale farmers in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.  The seeds and seedlings included fifty citrus seeds, fifty sachets of Amarantus seeds and five hundred plantain suckers. Distributing the seeds to the farmers at Ibadan North West Local Government Secretariat, Onireke, the Executive Read More...

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Osun Govt. Distributes Chicken To Farmers

Web News 17 August 2021 62 0

As part of efforts to reposition agriculture, ensure food security and empower young farmers, the Osun State Government has commenced distribution of chicks to livestock farmers in the State. No fewer than 100 farmers benefitted from the first phase of the distribution exercise as each of the beneficiaries took home 2000 day-old chicks.The State Government also […]Read More...

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Eco-friendly practices helps sustain soil fertility – Professor Abdulahi

Web News 14 August 2021 76 0

Nigerians have been advised to practice eco-friendly farming system that will sustain soil fertility and encourage healthy food production processes. A Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Babcok University, Ogun State, Professor Abdulrahman Abdullahi gave the advice at an event marking the 2021 International Youth Day, organised by National Youth Council of Nigeria, Read More...

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OYHA Urges Executive To Intensify Efforts On Agricultural Inputs

Web News 13 August 2021 70 0

The Oyo State House of Assembly has decried the high cost of buying, hiring and getting agricultural inputs.  It however called on the executive to increase its support for farmers across the State as they cultivate more hectares of lands for late rain and dry season farming. The appeal was contained in the resolutions made […]Read More...

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44,000 Ogun Farmers To Benefit From World Bank’s Intervention

Web News 7 August 2021 84 0

Forty thousand farmers are expected to benefit from the World Bank assisted programme through agricultural intervention programmes of Ogun State Economic Transformation Project, OGSTEP. The Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina announced this during a familiarization and validation exercise to some places in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Read More...

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Osun Govt Empowers Over 1,000 Cocoa, Livestock Farmers

Web News 4 August 2021 83 0

Osun State government has distributed 100,000 cocoa seedlings to about 1,000 farmers in the state. The state government also distributed agro-chemicals, hand-spraying tools, limes and other farm inputs to about 1,000 farmers across the all the Local Government Areas. The government also inaugurated Osun Broilers Outgrowers Production Scheme III (OBOPS) to enhance livestock Read More...

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Osun Govt. Distributes Over 100,000 Cocoa Seedlings

Web News 3 August 2021 70 0

Osun State Government has distributed 100,000 cocoa seedlings to about 1,000 farmers in the State. The State Government also distributed agro-chemicals, hand-spraying tools, limes and other farm inputs to about 1,000 farmers across the Local Government Areas of the State. Similarly, the Government also inaugurated Osun Broilers Outgrowers Production Scheme III (OBOPS) to Read More...