Politicians especially at the grassroots level have been challenged to prioritise agriculture in their agenda in order to develop the agricultural sector when they get into...
A catfish farmer, Mr Charles Benson, has decried the plans by Rivers State government to privatise the multi-million naira fish farm at Buguma in Asari Toru...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has risen in defence of agriculture subsidies while advocating the use of the private sector as...
The 2014 GES poultry value chain rollout programme is set to cover 27 states in the country with 2700 beneficiaries of 100 day-old chicks, three 25kg...
In pursuit of the government’s effort of securing local self-sufficiency in food production, the Federal Government has approved the establishment of processing mills for rice and...
The Federal Government has restated its resolve in the development of improved seed varieties and scientific innovation in the country’s agricultural research institutes. The Minister of...
Nigeria’s first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has said that the acquisition of a new 10-1 million Euro Research vessel acquired by the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography...
The Rivers State Government has been called upon to re-activate the defunct school to land authority. An agricultural science teacher, Mr. Micah Uchendu, who made the...
A cassava farmer, Mr. Israel Njoku, has called on the Rivers State Government to help farmers in the fight against weeds. Njoku, who spoke to our...
A cocoa farmer, Mr. Jasper Umor, has said that the Agricultural Development Programmes set up across some of the local government areas are unfunctional. Umor, who...
