Chief Simeon Abanulor, the National Chairman, Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, said “there would be a hike in the price of bread to enable bakers to remain in business.”Daily Trust Reports. Abanulor said this at a news conference in Umuahia. He...
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DABINO OR DATE FRUITS: UNSUNG HEALTHY NUTS OF THE DESERTS
Many would have come across this fruit usually hawked by northerners around the country but only a few would have paid attention to details about this plant. Dabino as they are popularly called by the Hausas are known as Dates and their mother tree is the Date palm...
Genetically Modified Food Items: Practitioners move against its importation
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has begun moves to introduce Genetically Modified (GMOs) cotton and maize into the country’s food and farming system. This came in when most Nigerians and stakeholders in the agricultural stakeholders are relaxed that...
Ebonyi Empowers 3500 Farmers on Cassava Value Chain
Over 3,500 farmers in Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State have benefited from an empowerment and enlightenment program where they were taught how to produce cassava chips, biscuits, bread, flour, Fofo, tea, among other derivatives, they were also...
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
The opportunities existing in the Nigerian agricultural sector are considerable – particularly for women. It is imperative to start with a quote by Michelle Bachelet, the Under -Secretary-General and Executive Director of United Nations Women and the incumbent...
KEBBI STATE TO TRAIN FARMERS ON MODERN FISH FARMING
The kebbi state government would be training 500 farmers on modern techniques of fish farming. The Kebbi State Commissioner for Agriculture Alhaji Garbage Dandiga, said that the farmers would be drawn for the training from the 21 local government areas of the state....





