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FG, Ogun Government Empower Cassava Farmers

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke The Federal Government is working with the Ogun State government and other relevant stakeholders to support Cassava farmers with knowledge-based trainings and provision of farm input. The collaboration, anchored by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is also aimed at reducing the loss of resources occasioned by the adverse Continue Reading
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Don Pushes for Tapping Potential of Bee-Keeping

By Lanre Omotoso  Bee-keeping is a potential revenue source that governments at various level need to tap into to generate more income and employment. A lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, Ekiti State University, Professor Oluwayemisi Arowosoge gave the advice in an exclusive interview with Radio Nigeria in Ado-Ekiti to commemorate […]Continue Reading
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FG Empowers Rice Farmers in Ogun

By Olusegun Folarin The Federal Government is training farmers in Ogun State on the need to adopt strategies that will cushion the harsh effects of climate change on food production. More than 80 Rice Farmers who participated in one of the training programmes organized in Abeokuta were also supported with farm inputs to increase their […]Continue Reading
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Religious, Traditional Stigmatisation Negatively Affecting Pig Production – Expert

By Adenitan Akinola A Professor of Animal Science and Production Systems, Akinyele Adesehinwa at the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife has advocated functional policies and improved attention to pig production in Nigeria as a measure to meet the protein needs of the nation’s growing population, create employment and wealth in the piggery/swine value chain. Continue Reading
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Ogun Govt Organises Agricultural Show

By Olusegun Folarin Ogun State government has organized a roundtable dialogue on Agriculture with a resolve to sustain the profitable engagement of youths in the sector.  The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina announced this in Abeokuta at an event organized for participants drawn from the six local government areas in Ogun Central Senatorial District.  […]Continue Reading
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Plant more leguminous crops for food security – Professor Omolehin

By Lanre Omotosho Farmers in the country have been enjoined to plant more leguminous crops to achieve food security and create economic stability. A lecturer in the department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Professor Raphael Omolehin gave the advice to commemorate this year’s World Pulses Day. Professor Omolehin who identified Continue Reading