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....
TUTA ABSOLUTA: NIGERIA OPTS FOR IMPORTED TOMATOES
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has resorted to a tentative solution to the tomato scarcity. Many would have thought that Tuta absoluta menace has been resolved, rather, the reappearance of tomatoes...
US Donates Seeds to IDPs
The United States government has distributed over 160 metric tons of seeds to over 60,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Adamawa and Borno states. Over 6,000 households in the local government authorities of Madagali, Michika, Gombe and Fufore of Adamawa, and...
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