The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has once again reached out to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, pledging the full support of the Federal administration with regard to assisting him and the people of Benue with resources to investigate the latest herder-farmer killings.
In a statement issued Saturday through his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the President pointed out that it was ‘unacceptable for lives to be taken by herdsmen and farmers alike.’
Buhari, who also used the opportunity to commiserate with the people of Benue State, declared that politics must be set aside to bridge divisions in the interests of …
India’s government on Saturday failed to break a deadlock with farmers who are protesting over new agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday to continue talk to end the weeklong protest, the agriculture minister and union leaders said.
Thousands of Indian farmers are demonstrating against the laws, which they say threaten their livelihoods, by camping on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi and blocking highways.
According to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, the new laws are meant to overhaul antiquated procurement procedures and give growers more options to sell their produce.
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The closure of Nigeria’s land borders with neighbouring – Benin Republic, Niger and Cameroon – since August 20, this year to check smuggling of rice, poultry products, among other food products, and illegal movement of light arms, was expected to boost local food production to bridge the gap created by the Federal Government policy
But rather than see more food stuff available in the market, the country has been witnessing increasing scarcity and price spikes on local rice and poultry products which are among the major food items being smuggled into the country. Local rice farmers and poultry producers blame …
Afan revealed this at the side line of the Validation of Community Participatory Assessment of Government Expenditure on Agriculture/Community Score Cards on Smallholder Women Farmers Access to Agricultural Insurance Services in Nigeria.
According to her, insurance is a major problem to small holder farmers as many women in the rural area do not have access to insurance covers that will indemnify their projects even those who have,
The farmers, who spoke separately with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Thursday in Dutse, were worried that the current irregular rainfall pattern would adversely affect their crops and farming season.
Malam Abubakar Abdullahi said that the prolonged rainfall would affect the growth and production of commodities such as beans, sesame and guinea corn.
Abdullahi said that beans, sesame and guinea corn were drought- resistant crops, therefore, did not require too much rainfall.
As farmers across the country continue to count their losses arising from the destruction of their crops and farmlands by herders, cultivators in eight of the hardest-hit states claim that about N284 billion worth of products were destroyed.
They want the federal government to pay them compensation to cover the losses.
But Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, says both sides (farmers and herders) have suffered losses, adding that the federal executive council approved N27.4 billion as intervention funds for states affected by conflicts, insecurity and flooding.
Farmers’ associations in Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau and Taraba states told The …
No fewer than 45,000 registered rice farmers across 34 local government areas of Katsina would benefit from Federal Government’s anchor borrowers agricultural programme under the current farming season in Katsina State
Alhaji Shuaibu Wakili, the State Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN) made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Daura on Saturday.
He said out of the total number, 15,800 farmers had been formally captured as distribution of the agricultural inputs commenced last Friday and others to follow soon.
He said the farmers were provided with inputs that included fertiliser, water pumping …
The presence of herdsmen in Ohuru Isi-Miri community in the Aba North Local Government Area of Abia has put farmers in the community, especially women on edge.
A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the community on Thursday reports that gloom has descended on the community, due to the inability of people to cultivate their farms.
The presence of the herdsmen has sparked intense fear among residents, with many of them, especially women now shunning farming, to avoid getting raped or killed by herdsmen.
NAN learnt that the the herdsmen have found a home at an empty land …
Sub-Sahara Community Integrated Farmers, whose agricultural heritage stretches back to 1943 and defines their dedication to providing the highest standards of animal husbandry, welfare and bio-security which ensures that their poultry is of the highest standard from day one. Supplying around 25% of the total Nigeria chicken parent market. They are one of the Nigeria’s largest producer of organic and free range chicken.
