The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is returning to the land in developing the nine states comprising the agency. It is also empowering indigenes of the states to till the land under its agriculture enhancement programme. NNEKA NWANERI...

Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) has called on the Federal Government to retain the 35 per cent tariff duty on the importation of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) to save the local industry. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Fatai Afolabi, told reporters...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumni Adesina, has decried the wave of armed sea robbery on the coastal waters, saying the problem is threatening the fisheries subsector. Adesina spoke at the National Marine Fisheries...

MANY farmers are facing hard times following a rise in the prices of feeds, it has been learnt. Their incomes, sources said, have dropped following cash flow problems. The Chief Executive of Talon Group, Dr. Lanre Talabi, said: “The heavy...

NigeriaN farmers have been urged to key into certification schemes to improve the country’s foreign exchange forex earnings. Chief Operating Officer at the Centre for Cocoa Development Initiative, Robo Adhuze, said certification creates standards...

The Management Committee Chairman, Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State, Simon Tangni, has praised the World Bank and Federal Government’s poverty reduction campaign via the Fadama III projects. Tangni gave the commendation at a...

Hard times have hit exporters of agric commodites following rising shipping costs. Freight rates were said to have risen following a hike in the prices of agricultural products. Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Cocoa Development Initiative(...

With the growing demand for fresh and frozen food worldwide, an industry chieftain, Dr Hyde Ochia, has called for improved infrastructure to boost global food trade. Ochia, the Chairman, SouthSouth Chamber of Commerce and Industry, described...

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has pledged to partner with the Plateau chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) to boost farmers productivity through its Productivity and Efficiency Improvement Training (PEIT). ITF’s Assistant...