The committee’s mandate includes strengthening smallholder farmers’ capabilities towards productive land restoration amid COVID-19 in Nigeria, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye.
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True to Umahi’s forecast, the consequent decline in federal revenue filtered down to the States, creating a deep lacuna in both capital and recurrent budgets of the entire nation, a development which almost crippled most States and resulted in government -Labour face-offs in a good number of States, among other crises.
The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos.
The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, made this known over the weekend.
The governor stated this on Wednesday during the flag-off/roll-out of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
This, according to him, is borne out of the need to use agriculture business to drive industrialisation, create employment opportunities and ensure food security in the state.
Dr. Femi Oke, AFAN Chairman, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Tuesday that the farm was stricken by the swine fever before the COVID-19 lockdown.
Like other sectors of the economy, agriculture is being profoundly and negatively impacted by the Coronavirus. In many countries, the disruption of supply of goods and services globally has resulted in the loss of revenue from agribusiness, reduced productivity of farms and food processors, large scale waste of perishable farm produce, and many other challenges that have far-reaching effects on the global population.
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has restated his administration’s resolve to use the agriculture sector as a platform for the diversification of the state’s economy.
Fayemi said this was in view of the hard times that may arise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world.
The Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, has commended the agro-industrialisation initiative of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State.
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending has dismissed those who protested at its head office in Abuja as paid protesters.
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said Ekiti has the capacity to feed the South West geopolitical zone and the country when the agricultural potentials of the state is fully harnessed with the activation of all its plans.
The Consul General of the United States in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, on Tuesday certified the products of TUNS Farms Nigeria Limited for international consumption after an inspection tour of facilities in the company in Osogbo, Osun State.
Lawal noted that several opportunities abound in agriculture because each of the agricultural enterprises has various value chains which if properly explored presents great opportunities that are income yielding and very viable.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will create new opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing and other long neglected sectors to address the challenges of poverty among Nigerians in 2020.
kinboro said this on Wednesday at the Cellulant’s inaugural partners’ summit themed ‘Technology For Transformation: Connecting Everyone to Nigeria’s $50bn Agribusiness Opportunity & Creating Jobs For Africa’s Youth’ held in Lagos.
Agricultural stakeholders in Lagos State have urged the State Government to review and enforce fishing laws on fishing practices for both artisanal and cultured fishing in the State just as it commended the Government for its ongoing initiatives in the fishery value chain.
Lawal, who spoke in Lagos on Wednesday, added that the time frame of the training would be reduced to six months from the hitherto one year period, stressing that the aim is to significantly increase the human capacity of the youths involved, thereby contributing to food security in the State.
The Imo State Government says it will partner with its Abia State counterpart in the development of agriculture in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society.